Living a healthy life with chronic pain
Book - 2021
"This book is designed to help readers manage their pain so that they can get on with living a satisfying, fulfilling life. Chronic pain includes many types of conditions from a variety of causes. Despite these differences, all readers of this book have one very important thing in common - they are living with pain every day. Acknowledging that overcoming chronic pain is a daily challenge, this book provides readers with proven self-management tools to help them meet that challenge"--
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- Published
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Boulder, Colorado :
Bull Publishing Company
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Second edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xi, 406 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 compact disc
- ISBN
- 9781945188497
- 1. Chronic Pain Self-Management: What It Is and How to Do It
- How to Use This Book
- What Is Pain?
- How Does Acute Pain Differ from Chronic Pain?
- Chronic Pain Symptoms
- Understanding and Managing Your Chronic Pain
- Your Chronic Fain Self-Management Self-Test
- Chronic Pain Self-Management Self-Test-What It Means
- 2. Becoming an Active Self-Manager
- Self-Management Tasks and Your Self-Management Plan
- Problem Solving: Finding Ways to Do Things
- Decision Making: Weighing the Pros and Cons
- Taking Action: Making Things Happen
- Making Short-Term Plans: Action Planning
- The Self-Management Toolbox
- 3. Finding Resources
- Locating the Resources You Need
- Resources the Resources
- 4. Understanding and Managing Common Symptoms and Problems
- Problem Solving with Common Symptoms
- Observing Your Chronic Pain Patterns
- Common Symptoms
- Pain
- Breathing Problems
- Fatigue
- Sleep Problems
- Depression
- Anger
- Fear
- Guilt
- Stress
- Memory Problems
- 5. Using Your Mind to Manage Pain and Other Symptoms
- Thinking About Values: How It Can Help
- Tools for Relaxation Self-Management
- Additional Ways You Can Use Your Mind to Manage Symptoms
- Mental Strength and Resilience
- 6. Organizing and Pacing Your Life for Pain Self-Management and Safety
- Monitoring and Understanding Your Pain
- Using Good Body Mechanics
- Using Assistive Technology to Make Activities Easier and Safer
- Organizing Your Home for Safety
- Activity Pacing
- 7. Exercising and Physical Activity for Every Body
- Why Exercise?
- Kinds of Exercise
- Physical Activity Guidelines
- Endurance Exercise
- Putting Together Your Own Endurance Program
- Choosing Your Endurance Exercise
- Self-Tests for Endurance: Checking Your Progress
- Exercise Opportunities in Your Community
- Your Exercise Program: Solving Possible Problems
- 8. Exercising to Feel Better
- How to Use This Chapter
- Body Builders
- Exercises That Are Very Important for Posture (VIP)
- Exercises for Strong Legs (SL)
- Exercises for Better Balance (BB)
- Exercises for Hands and Feet (HF)
- Community Programs: Water Exercise, Tai Chi, and Yoga
- The Moving Easy Program (MEP)
- Self-Tests for Checking Your Progress
- 9. Healthy Eating and Pain Self-Management
- What Is Healthy Eating?
- Why Is Healthy Eating So Important for Everyone?
- Guidelines for Healthy Eating
- Knowing What and How Much to Eat
- Healthy Eating for Chronic Pain: Putting It All Together
- Appendix A. Healthy Eating Patterns for 1,600 and 2,000 Calories
- Appendix B. Food Groups for Meal Planning
- 10. Healthy Weight and Pain Self-Management
- What Is a Healthy Weight for You?
- Making the Decision to Change Your Weight
- Getting Started with Weight Change
- Making Eating and Activity Changes
- Eating and Moods and Emotions
- 11. Communicating with Family, Friends, and Health Care Providers
- Expressing Your Feelings
- Receiving and Giving Help
- Listening
- Communicating with Members of Your Health Care Team
- Taking PART
- Asking for a Second Opinion
- Giving Providers Positive Feedback
- Your Role in Medical Decisions
- Working with the Health Care System
- 12. Managing Pain during Employment and Unemployment
- Being Employed and Managing Chronic Pain
- Finding Work/Life Balance
- Managing Pain at Work
- Managing Stress and Working
- Communicating and Working
- Being Physically Active and Working
- Eating Well and Working
- Being Unemployed and Managing Chronic Pain
- 13. Enjoying Sex and Intimacy
- Managing Common Concerns about Sex
- Sensual Sex
- Fantasy
- Overcoming Symptoms during Sex
- Sexual Positions
- Sex and Intimacy: Special Considerations
- 14. Managing Your Treatment Decisions and Medications
- Evaluating Medical and Health Claims
- General Information about Medications
- Using Mind Power: Expecting the Best
- Taking Multiple Medications
- Communicating with Your Health Care Provider about Medications and Other Treatments
- Managing Your Medications
- 15. Understanding Medications and Other Treatments for Chronic Pain
- Taking Medicines for Chronic Pain
- Pain Medications
- Other Medications Used to Treat Pain
- Other Treatments for Chronic Pain
- Pain Clinics and Rehabilitation Programs
- 16. Managing Specific Chronic Pain Conditions: Arthritis, Neck and Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Headache, Pelvic Pain, and Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
- Arthritis
- Chronic Back and Neck Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
- 17. Planning for the Future: Fears and Reality
- Problem Solving about Your Living Situation and Care Needs
- Problem Solving about Employment
- Using Other Resources for Future Planning
- Making Decisions and Staying in Charge of Your Life
- Finding In-Home Help
- Moving to a New Residence
- Paying for Health Care
- Grieving: A Normal Reaction to Bad News
- Making End-of-Life Decisions
- Legal Planning
- Preparing Yourself and Others
- Talking about Death
- Considering Palliative Care and Hospice Care