Making Peace with Chronic Pain or Ever Since I Had My Baby

Making Peace with Chronic Pain: A Whole-Life Strategy

Author: Marlene E Hunter

Offers advice on how to deal with everyday physical pain and psychological Pain, Including Pain Relief Techniques, Lifestyle Changes, Emotional changes, coping skills and medication.

Lorraine Amorosi

Using the metaphor of "the dance," the author outlines various strategies and coping mechanisms to help people live with chronic pain. The book recognizes that chronic pain significantly intrudes on one's life and offers mechanisms to help people respond differently to their pain, therefore gaining control of their life as well as their pain. The purpose is to help people gradually change their concept of chronic pain and their attitudes toward it. It identifies internal and external factors associated with pain and offers solutions to understanding and controlling one's pain. The audience for this book is vast; it is for healthcare providers as well as for people who live with chronic pain. The book outlines the physiology as well as the psychological aspects of pain; if one is to control pain, one must understand both etiologies of pain. For those that live with pain this book is extremely helpful. It primarily justifies how "real" their pain is, helps to define what they feel but may not be able to articulate, and offers them concrete mechanisms to put them back in control of their lives. At the end of each chapter there is a summary of the topics discussed as well as worksheet on which a person's level, or "the dancers," of the pain are assessed. These are unique features that make this book very user-friendly and help to serve as resource. Practitioners can extract these worksheets for their own patients' use. I found this book to be worthwhile in addressing the reality of pain, the physical and psychological components of pain, and coping strategies of living with chronic pain. I did not relate to the metaphor of "the dance"; I could understand why the author chose themetaphor, yet I thought another metaphor would have been more appropriate. I liked the holistic approach to pain management. The book appropriately discusses pain medications, yet concentrates on one's internal strengths to help control their pain. The book gives a feeling of hope and offers empowerment to those living with chronic pain.

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Reviewer: Lorraine Amorosi, MA, RN (Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center)
Description: Using the metaphor of "the dance," the author outlines various strategies and coping mechanisms to help people live with chronic pain. The book recognizes that chronic pain significantly intrudes on one's life and offers mechanisms to help people respond differently to their pain, therefore gaining control of their life as well as their pain.
Purpose: The purpose is to help people gradually change their concept of chronic pain and their attitudes toward it. It identifies internal and external factors associated with pain and offers solutions to understanding and controlling one's pain.
Audience: The audience for this book is vast; it is for healthcare providers as well as for people who live with chronic pain. The book outlines the physiology as well as the psychological aspects of pain; if one is to control pain, one must understand both etiologies of pain. For those that live with pain this book is extremely helpful. It primarily justifies how "real" their pain is, helps to define what they feel but may not be able to articulate, and offers them concrete mechanisms to put them back in control of their lives.
Features: At the end of each chapter there is a summary of the topics discussed as well as worksheet on which a person's level, or "the dancers," of the pain are assessed. These are unique features that make this book very user-friendly and help to serve as resource. Practitioners can extract these worksheets for their own patients' use.
Assessment: I found this book to be worthwhile in addressing the reality of pain, the physical and psychological components of pain, and coping strategies of living with chronic pain. I did not relate to the metaphor of "the dance"; I could understand why the author chose the metaphor, yet I thought another metaphor would have been more appropriate. I liked the holistic approach to pain management. The book appropriately discusses pain medications, yet concentrates on one's internal strengths to help control their pain. The book gives a feeling of hope and offers empowerment to those living with chronic pain.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Ever Since I Had My Baby: Understanding, Treating, and Preventing the Most Common Physical Aftereffects of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Author: Roger P Goldberg

“Now women have it all—a much-needed book covering an undiscussed part of women’s health, a book that beautifully explains the common and distressing problems of prolapse and incontinence. Finally, a woman can have the facts and options to make her a team player with her physician as she tackles these issues. The information in this book picks up where that in What to Expect® When You’re Expecting leaves off.”
—Elizabeth G. Stewart, M.D., author of The V Book

At last, a reassuring, straightforward, and practical guide to easing, preventing, and even curing, once and for all, the symptoms of pelvic-floor disorders, including:

•incontinence
•prolapse
•pressure and pain
•sexual difficulties
•bowel troubles

Pelvic-floor disorders are much more common than you might think—millions of women suffer from one or more symptoms of pelvic-floor injury. These problems often stem from the strain placed on the body during pregnancy and childbirth, although symptoms may take years, or decades, to appear—if they don’t begin right away. Childbirth can wreak havoc on even the healthiest woman’s body, and you may still be feeling the effects long after the birth of your last child.

If you suffer from any of these conditions, you do not need to feel helpless, and you are certainly not alone. Every one of these pelvic disorders is treatable, even curable in many cases. Dr. Roger Goldberg, a respected physician in the emerging field of urogynecology, provides the most up-to-date information on surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. He offers aclear explanation of the pelvic anatomy and why these disorders occur and also describes simple preventive techniques you can use to ease pelvic symptoms and minimize further strain (including the correct way to do Kegel exercises).

Armed with the facts and candid advice contained in Ever Since I Had My Baby, you will be able to discuss your individual symptoms and potential treatments with your doctor confidently and knowledgeably. This book will help you realize the freedom you’ve been seeking from the emotional and physical burden of symptoms that often go unmentioned, or are overlooked, in women’s health care.