Chronic pain is often a complex condition that fails to respond
adequately to medical treatments alone. Successful management
requires integrated treatment approaches such as those offered by
nationally recognized comprehensive pain programs. For those who do
not have access to these programs, this book offers steps to help
create an alternative treatment path that includes evidence-based
medical treatments, physical modalities, counseling, self-care
education and alternative approaches. This book is a resource for
not only for those who suffer with chronic pain but for their
families and healthcare providers. It includes information about
interventional pain management procedures, medications,
psychological treatments, physical therapies, alternative and
complementary approaches. The book also address the risk of
addiction to opioid medications. Each chapter includes specific
action steps to help individuals determine the types of treatments
that might best meet their needs. This book also includes an
updated version of the author's previously published 12-Step
Chronic Pain recovery guide. The 12-Steps are intended to help
individuals recover from the emotional suffering that so often
accompanies chronic pain. The 12-Step approach presented in this
book draws upon the rich tradition of other 12-Step programs and of
cognitive behavioral therapy. For those who have failed traditional
medical treatments, such as medications, surgery, and spinal
injections, these Steps offer hope for a better future with little,
if any, risk. They offer a solution to problems that contribute to
pain suffering-lack of trust, fear, worry, blame, isolation, and
resentment. They provide a path for recovery from suffering-a path
that leads to trust, honesty, reconciliation, peace and joy. What
do experts have to say about Chronic Pain: A Way Out? "A holistic
approach based on solid clinical evidence. Patients and medical
care professionals alike can read and learn. Highly recommended"
-Fernando S. Branco, M.D., FAAPMR. Certified in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation, Pain Management and Addiction Medicine. Medical
Director, Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center and Brucker
Biofeedback Center, Miami, FL "No one can be excluded from the risk
of chronic pain. Dr. Colameco's book is an educational tool that
needs to be read by everyone regardless of his or her current
experience of pain; an important addition to the pain
literature."-J. David Sinclair, MD, FRCP (C), DABPM.
Anesthesiologist, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
(Canada), Diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine,
Independent Consultant for the Management of Chronic Pain, Seattle,
WA "In Chronic Pain: A Way Out, Dr. Colameco combines current,
evidence-based medical information with proven spiritual principles
that have saved the lives of millions of suffering addicts. The
practical exercises provide a road map to improve lives--not just
for patients, but for all of those affected by chronic pain."
--Christopher Johnston, MD, ABFM, ABAM. Addiction Medicine
Specialist, New Jersey Medical Director, Pinnacle Treatment Centers
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