Chronic Pain Rehabilitation: Active pain management that helps you get back to the life you love

Review
This book is an excellent resource for chronic pain patients. Most painpatients are unaware of the large number of things they can dothemselves to better manage their pain and as such become overly reliant on doctors and healthcare systems. But our healthcare systems oftenmake individuals with chronic pain worse rather than better, by offering excessive diagnostic testing, unhelpful surgery or injections, orpotentially harmful drugs.
Daniel Clauw, MD, Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at The University of Michigan
As a primary care physician responsible for a large number of patients, Iwas often overwhelmed when confronted with patients who were strugglingwith chronic pain. My resources were usually limited to an order forlabs or imaging, a referral form, and my trusty prescription pad.Reading Dr. Parks' insights about an alternative way to view chronicpain has been eye opening and provided a much more optimistic approachin understanding and helping empower my patients. This book should be mandatory reading for all medical students.
Lyn Hulst, MD, Staff Physician, Mary Free Bed Pain Rehabilitation Center
If you are on the roller coaster of medical treatments without relief, you need to hear what Dr. Parks has to say. If you are fed up andfrustrated with pain and don't like the life you are living, you need to hear what Dr. Parks has to say. You will need to reconsider much ofwhat you believe to be true, but the payoff will be well worth it.
Mike Terrell, PT, MSPT, Cert. MDT, Certified Therapeutic Pain Specialist
I highly recommend this book. Read it, and you will learn that you canthink of pain as a resource, a mislabeled physiological process, andevent just pain, it's your choice. You will also begin to see that youalready have competence in dealing with pain.
Kevin Polk, PhD, Creator of The ACT Matrix
Finally, a book that gives realistic hope to pain sufferers and theirphysicians! This book should change the paradigm for pain treatment.Patients who read it should immediately give a copy to their physicianor find a physician with a similar perspective. The book is full ofideas for both patients and physicians to work together to relievesuffering.
Charles Dolph, PhD, Senior Professor of psychology at Cedarville University
This book provides a clear understanding of the causes of pain and whathappens in the brain that produces the sensation of pain. Dr. Parksprovides those with chronic pain new hope through understanding andskill-building to take back their lives that have often been derailed by chronic pain and the traditional medical treatments of chronic pain.
Marcia K. Wiinamaki, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Parks lays out in his book what is so important for persons withchronic pain to understand as they work toward re-engaging in purposeful activity. With goals of participating once again in activities at home, work and leisure, building on smaller successes can lead to greaterconfidence.
Mark DeKraker, MS, OTR/L
This dynamic book provides key insights to help a chronic pain patient move from despairto discovery. Dr. Parks sets the reader on a path of transformation.Learning the real story behind chronic pain frees you to redirect yourenergies into reclaiming your life.
Lori Caldwell Ritsema PA-C, Center for Adolescent and Child Neurology
Is your every movement painful? Uncover a bold new method for comfort and confidence.
Does agony define your daily experiences? Have overactive nerves drained you of energy? Are you told you’re crazy because your doctor does not understand your pain? Working at one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the country, pain-management expert Dr. Evan Parks has 32 years of experience helping people find hope and freedom. Now he’s here to teach you how to reclaim command of your mind and body so you can wake up refreshed and ready to conquer your goals.
Standard medical care used to treat chronic pain often leaves