"Buy this book and make sure that your doctor reads it too!" - Dr
Steve Gilbert, Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia and Pain Management,
former Lead Clinician for Chronic Pain in Scotland "Phil's book has
everything necessary to help people with chronic pain change their
life. To live, thrive and not just survive. A must-read for people
in pain: learn to live again." - Linz Stevens, living well despite
chronic pain. Chronic pain is much more common than you might think
- it affects nearly one-fifth of the population. Chronic pain is
defined as any pain that continues for longer than three months. It
has a variety of causes including arthritis, back pain,
fibromyalgia, accidents or operations, although sometimes there is
no apparent cause. Many people suffering from chronic pain have
been told by medical professionals that 'I'm sorry, there's nothing
more we can do for you', leaving them feeling abandoned and
isolated. If you have been told this, or you think this news may be
in your future, then this book is for you. Self-management is an
important approach to coping better and managing this long term
condition. Written with humour, and making use of cartoons and line
drawings, this book encapsulates 20 years of pain management
courses given by Phil Sizer at Pain Association Scotland to
patients, GPs, and other health professionals. Divided into three
sections (Understanding, Managing, Coping) Its approach is based on
a holistic, bio-psycho-social model of health including CBT
(cognitive behavioural therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy), positive psychology, relaxation, hypnotherapy,
motivational interviewing and coaching. Topics include:
introduction by Pain Association Scotland understanding chronic
pain - definitions, acute vs chronic pacing - how to avoid
over-doing realistic goal-setting stress management relaxation and
sleep dealing with flare-ups diet and foods to avoid coping with
unhelpful thinking (racing mind, anxiety and negative thoughts)
challenging limiting beliefs relationships with others accepting
help importance of humour - attitude and values being a person not
a condition If you can learn how to make changes and live better
with your pain, things will improve, be different, and most
importantly, so much better.
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