Why Do I Hurt?: Discover the Surprising Connections That Cause Physical Pain and What to Do About Them

by Erica Meloe

Overview

You wake up every day with some sort of ache or pain in your body. You can’t run down the street. You can’t sit for more than fifteen minutes. You can’t play your favorite sport because you hurt. Don’t just treat the symptom, find the source and find a real solution to your persistent pain. You will get a glimpse into some real patient stories to find out the true origin of their symptoms—as well as the surprising nature of where that source lies. To further reinforce the idea that we treat the cause of your problem and not just the symptoms, examples of creative and integrative treatment ideas are presented at the end of each chapter. This book is about helping save people from suffering unnecessary persistent pain by providing them with the knowledge and resources that put them back in control of their own bodies. Don’t you deserve a holistic and integrated way of finding out why you hurt? Empower yourself, take back control of your body and find a lasting solution to your persistent pain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998993904
Publisher:	EM Publishing
Publication date:	09/10/2018
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	420,016
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Erica Meloe is a board certified physiotherapist in private practice in NYC. After a decade solving financial puzzles on Wall Street, Erica took her MBA and her problem-solving skills into the clinic. She specializes in treating patients with persistent unsolved pain and her mission is to raise awareness of the physical therapy profession to a level like no other. Erica is co-host of the podcast "Tough To Treat: A physiotherapist's guide to managing those complex patients." She is also a thought leader in the profession and helps her patients, as well as her colleagues, empower themselves to lead and live with purpose. Erica has also been featured in Forbes, BBC, Women's Day, Better Homes and Gardens, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Health Magazine. She is also co-host of the Women In PT Summit, held annually in NYC. Erica is actively involved in spreading the word on social media and at her website www.ericameloe.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Are You Ready To Discover Why You Hurt?

Finding the Source vs Treating the Symptom

Really? My neck pain is coming from my shoulder blade?

Really? My neck hurts because of a tight pectoral muscle?

Really? My low back pain is coming from my neck?

Really? My back hurts because of a tight hip and foot?

Really? My hip pain comes from an old abdominal scar?

Really? My hip continues to bother me because of an issue with my pelvis and foot?

Really? My sacro-iliac joint hurts because of poor foot control?

Really? My sacro-iliac joint is not getting better because my abdominal muscles are overactive?

Really? My RIGHT shoulder pain is due to an old shoulder issue on my LEFT side?

Really? My shoulder has not improved because my neck is stiff?

Really? The source of my knee pain comes from my hip and foot?

Really? My knee pain is not improving because of tightness in my low back?

Really? My foot hurts because I have poor muscular control in my trunk?

Really? My foot continues to hurt because of an overactive abdominal muscle?

Really? My wrist pain is coming from my shoulder?

Really? My elbow STILL hurts because of an issue with my neck and shoulder?

What to Do Now

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

With this book, Erica shares her problem-solving, can-do approach to physical therapy, and her experienced view that all parts of the body are connected and that your pain can come from unexpected places. This book is not only instructive—with helpful case studies from her decades at the highest levels of the field—it’s also an interesting and fun read. And that’s unsurprising, because those are the traits that contribute to Erica being so successful at what she does: she’s focused, effective, and a joy to work with.” — Robert E. Rubin, Former Secretary of the Treasury

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