The way out : a revolutionary, scientifically proven approach to healing chronic pain /

Gordon, Alan (Psychotherapist),

The way out : a revolutionary, scientifically proven approach to healing chronic pain / Revolutionary, scientifically proven approach to healing chronic pain Alan Gordon LCSW with Alon Ziv ; [foreword by Tor Wager]. - Large print edition. - 317 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm - - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction . - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-313) .

This kid's brain could change the world -- Pain is a danger signal -- Nothing to fear but fear itself -- Embracing a new perspective -- Somatic tracking -- The process -- Breaking the high-alert habit -- Getting good at feeling good -- Relapses, resilience, and recovery -- Postscript: The state of healthcare and the opioid crisis.

"Chronic pain is an epidemic. 50 million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain. Psychotherapist Alan Gordon was in grad school when he started experiencing chronic pain and it completely derailed his life. He saw multiple doctors and received many diagnoses, but none of the medical treatments helped. Frustrated with conventional pain management, he developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a mind-body protocol to eliminate chronic pain. He subsequently founded the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles to bring his treatment to other pain sufferers"--

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Chronic pain--Alternative treatment.
Pain--Psychological aspects.
Mind and body therapies.


Large type books.
Self-help publications.

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