Conquer Your Chronic Pain: A Life-Changing Drug-Free Approach for Relief, Recovery, and Restoration

by Peter Abaci

Overview

Conquer Your Chronic Pain offers the millions of chronic-pain sufferers throughout the world a transformative model for pain management. Dr. Abaci is a pioneer in understanding the biopsychosocial aspect of chronic pain and patients' demands for a more holistic and personal approach to pain management.

Dr. Abaci details his own struggle with injury, surgery, and conventional recovery and pain management, then offers a wide variety of case studies and clear explanations of the latest scientific research to reveal how chronic pain creates a brain-based disease that will only respond to integrated therapies.

For two decades, Dr. Abaci's approach has helped transform the lives of thousands of people devastated by pain.

If you are suffering from chronic pain and are tired of failed treatments and too many pills, relief starts here!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632650528
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	05/23/2016
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Peter Abaci, MD, is one of the world's leading experts on pain. He is the author of Take Charge of Your Chronic Pain, host of Health Revolution Radio, and a regular contributor to WebMD, The Huffington Post, and PainReliefRevolution.com. As the medical director and cofounder of the Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center, his innovative strategies for integrative pain treatment have helped restore the lives of thousands struggling with pain. Dr. Abaci's publications on pain treatment have become trusted resources for patients, family members, doctors, psychologists, physical therapists, and even insurance companies. He resides with his family in Los Gatos, California. For more information, visit www.peterabaci.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Makes the Doctor Feel Good 11

Chapter 1 The Politics of Pain 19

Chapter 2 The "Pain Brain" 37

Chapter 3 The Abaci Plan 51

Chapter 4 Find Calm in the Storm 61

Chapter 5 Reframe Harmful Thoughts 83

Chapter 6 Ignite Creativity 99

Chapter 7 Use the Medicine of Movement 111

Chapter 8 Ingest Quality 127

Chapter 9 Recharge 145

Chapter 10 Gain Treatment Perspective 155

Chapter 11 It's Just a Matter of Time 167

Afterword: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 179

Notes 185

Index 189

About the Author 192

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a powerful tool for pain patients who don't understand why the pain management system needs changes.... Dr. Abaci lays out the compelling reasons for this and backs [them] up with [his] personal experiences as a pain-management provider and as someone who has faced living with chronic pain himself."

Barby Ingle

"Conquer Your Chronic Pain is a must-read for anyone living with pain. Following Dr. Abaci's simple steps, you will learn important tools to not only manage (and heal) pain, but also reclaim happiness, purpose, and overall wellness in life."

Paul Gileno

"People dealing with long-term pain will feel as if Peter Abaci is listening to them, rather than simply writing a prescription. The book will show people in pain how to change their lives for the better, and gives physicians, practitioners of complementary therapies, and caregivers insight into how to more fully help those in their care."

Foreword

"A comprehensive, thoughtful, and empowering guide on how to win the battle against chronic pain and put an end to America's epidemic of pain killer addiction."

Vijay B. Vad

"People dealing with long-term pain will feel as if Peter Abaci is listening to them, rather than simply writing a prescription. The book will show people in pain how to change their lives for the better, and gives physicians, practitioners of complementary therapies, and caregivers insight into how to more fully help those in their care."

From the Publisher

"Conquer Your Chronic Pain is a must-read for anyone living with pain. Following Dr. Abaci's simple steps, you will learn important tools to not only manage (and heal) pain, but also reclaim happiness, purpose, and overall wellness in life."
--Paul Gileno, founder & president, U.S. Pain Foundation

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