Master Your Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide

Do you want to manage your chronic pain and get your life back on track?Are you fed up with being held hostage by persistent pain and want to take action now?This book by chronic pain expert Dr Nicola Sherlock will show you how. Chronic pain is a huge problem. It is estimated that between one third and one half of the adult population in the UK live with pain.In turn, many people struggle to manage their pain; they report that it affects nearly every aspect of their lives, and that they feel held captive by it. Furthermore, the emotional impact of pain has been increasingly recognised, and it is recommended that treatments for chronic pain no longer rely on medication alone.However, it is difficult to find relatable, easy-to-understand information on the non-medical aspects of pain management. Master Your Chronic Pain adopts a holistic view of pain.Each chapter looks at a different aspect of pain management, from the benefits of mindfulness meditation to overcoming a fear of exercise t