1. What is chronic pain? -- 2. Questions you may have -- 3. What's going on in your body when youo have pain? -- 4. What X-rays, CT and MRI scans tell us -- 5. Working with your doctor -- 6. Treatments for chronic pain -- 7. Using pacing to overcome the effects of chronic pain on activities -- 8. Setting goals -- 9. Recognising and overcoming obstacles to change -- 10. Stretching and exercising -- 11. Challenging ways of thinking about pain -- 12. Using relaxation -- 13. Distraction techniques -- 14. Improving sleep -- 15. Stress and problem solving -- 16. Interacting with those around you -- 17. Dealing with flare-ups and setbacks -- 18. Pain and work -- 19. Maintaining the changes -- Glossary -- Appendices 1 & 2
Summary
Chronic pain has been described as a silent epidemic affecting one in ten people. This book aims to help you minimise the impact of pain and put it to the back of your life
