The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management: Conventional and Alternative Therapies for Managing Pain

Traci Stein

ott 2015 · Simon and Schuster

Informazioni su questo ebook

Create a personalized plan for chronic pain relief with both conventional and complementary medicine—from corticosteroid drugs to acupuncture.

Winner of the 2015 Nautilus Silver Award for Health & Healing/Wellness & Vitality

Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Health/Fitness

Living with pain is a daily struggle. If you are suffering from chronic pain, sometimes even small tasks can be difficult to accomplish. But there is hope. With The Everything Guide to Integrative Pain Management, you’ll learn about the different options for managing pain with an integrative plan, incorporating traditional medications with natural pain relief solutions.

Including information on:

• Talking to health care professionals about pain
• How diet and exercise can impact pain
• Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reduce pain
• Utilizing yoga and meditation for pain management and trauma
• The benefits of acupuncture
• Herbal remedies and supplements for pain relief

With advice on which treatments are best for specific types of pain, as well as guided breathing and relaxation exercises to ease body stress, this all-in-one guide gives you the tools you need to manage your pain and get back to living.

Informazioni sull'autore

Dr. Traci Stein is a Columbia University-trained psychologist, certified clinical hypnotherapist, and health educator in private practice in New York City. She is also an award-winning author, adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, the former Director of Integrative Medicine in the Department of Surgery at Columbia University, and a topic expert for both PsychologyToday.com and GoodTherapy.org. Dr. Stein has been quoted or featured in "O Magazine," "Shape," "Woman's Day," and "Health," and she has given numerous podcast and radio interviews on a variety of health-related topics including pain management, intuition, healthy relationships, integrative and alternative medicine, and more. Dr. Stein is also the creator of a number of self-help, self hypnosis or meditation audio programs on topics ranging from conquering procrastination, achieving a healthy weight and body image, to enhancing self-compassion, building healthy self-esteem, and developing a mindfulness meditation practice. These are available via Amazon, iTunes, and HealthJourneys.com. A chief interest has been understanding how complementary and alternative therapies contribute to whole-person healing, and developing tools to help people achieve their goals for healthy living. For more information about Dr. Stein, visit her website (DrTraciStein.com), follow her on Facebook (facebook.com/DrTStein) or on Twitter (@DrTraciStein).