The Chronic Pain Care Workbook: A Self-Treatment Approach to
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lewandowski, Michael J. / Kroening, Richard J., PUBLISHER: New Harbinger Publications, A Powerful Step-by-Step Approach to Dealing with Chronic ong>Painong> Sixteen years ago, psychologist and author Michael Lewandowski devised a series of questions ong>ong>forong>ong> patients suffering from chronic ong>painong> to identify specific factors that aggravate and perpetuate ong>painong>. Those questions became the Behavioral Assessment of ong>Painong> (BAP) questionnaire, which is now used throughout the world in the ong>treatmentong> of chronic ong>painong>. Now, ong>ong>forong>ong> the first time, this book brings this powerful set of tools to people just like you who are looking ong>ong>forong>ong> a way to live better with ong>painong>. The tools in this book will give you control over your own ong>painong>-management process by helping you monitor your responses to ong>painong>. Use the assessments to help gauge your levels of physical and emotional ong>painong>, sleep habits, and general ability to function throughout the day. Then put the book's practical advice to work to maintain a higher quality of life despite ong>painong>. Ultimately, you'll start to achieve higher activity levels and a greater degree of fulfillment. Use these techniques to: Reduce fatigue and boost energy levels Manage medication use wisely Change your thoughts about chronic ong>painong> Stop avoiding pleasurable activities Limit emotional ong>painong> and suffering Enjoy greater family, social, and intimate engagement "Lewandowski has created an easy-to-use manual people can use to help manage ong>painong>. By following the simple exercises included, they may better understand the perpetuating factors contributing to their ong>painong> so they may embrace effective strategies ong>ong>forong>ong> managing fatigue, thoughts, behaviors, and suffering. The book's inong>ong>forong>ong>mation about working with doctors will prove invaluable, and by using the recommendations included, people with ong>painong> will be able to get more out of every medical visit. This book will help those with chronic ong>painong> ultimately live more satisfying and productive lives." -B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA, executive director of the American Society of ong>Painong> Educators "This is the best self help book on chronic ong>painong> that I have seen. It is clearly written, has many helpful suggestions, and is evidenced based. This is an outstanding source of helpful inong>ong>forong>ong>mation written by an astute clinician and one of the nation's leaders in chronic ong>painong> management." -William O'Donohue, Ph.D., Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Healthcare Delivery in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno "ong>Painong> is the ubiquitous and often debilitating accompaniment to most chronic illnesses. Lewandowski has written an important, clinicong>allong>y sound, and remarkably user-friendly self-ong>treatmentong> approach that can be of much needed benefit to ong>painong> sufferers. It is strongly recommended." -Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D., past president of the American Psychological Association; distinguished professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno; and president, of the Cummings Foundation ong>ong>forong>ong> Behavioral