FROM OUR EDITORS

Chronic pain: For about 10 percent of the population it is an inexplicable but all-too-real condition that eclipses the ability to participate in and enjoy life. It appears to come and go as it pleases. It is often unresponsive to medication. But by examining the way in which the body experiences and registers pain, and then utilizing the most up-to-date medical information about pain, The War on Pain can help to stop chronic pain in its tracks. Dr. Scott Fishman, an acknowledged pain management expert, uses an integrative medical approach to uncover the best and most effective treatment for chronic pain sufferers. The book's approachable tone and the plentiful personal stories from patients will help those plagued by chronic pain feel less isolated, and the valuable information contained in the book's pages will serve as the foundation for a successful attack on pain.

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If you are one of the 45 million Americans suffering from chronic pain, you've most likely seen numerous doctors and tried a wide range of medicines and treatments, only to alleviate your pain. You've probably come to believe that there's nothing to be done and that your chronic pain, is, well, chronic. Now, in a groundbreaking contribution, Dr. Scott Fishman introduces an interdisciplinary pain-management approach that integrates traditional and alternative techniques including pharmcology, neuroscience, experimental precedures and mind-body medicine. For anyone who suffers from chronic pain conditions such as back pain, post-surgical pain, migraines, and arthritis, The War on Pain, with the latest research personal stories of patients, and the wise and compassionate advice of a leading pain expert, is a patient's best defense.

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Larry Dossey