Confronting Chronic Pain: A Guide to Relief (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

A trusted, updated guide to understanding chronic pain and reclaiming your quality of life. Confronting Chronic Pain is a clear, compassionate, and up-to-date guide to understanding and managing one of the most common and complex health challenges: long-term, persistent pain.Written by two leading pain specialists, this trusted resource distills decades of clinical expertise into an accessible, practical handbook for individuals living with pain and those who care for them.This revised edition reflects major changes in the medical understanding of pain and its treatment.Readers will find insights on conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, neuropathy, chronic headaches, and cancer-related pain, along with the latest options for relief.The authors explore traditional therapies and emerging treatments, including new minimally invasive procedures, improved migraine medications, and advances in neurostimulation.While examining the evolving role, risks, and best practices for