This 10-lesson self-management program offers strategies for coping with chronic pain. Despite recent advances in the study of pain, there is still no medical treatment, alternative therapy, or herbal concoction that eliminates all pain for all people all of the time. In this book, you will learn to make adjustments to your daily patterns--from your activity choices to your sleep, eating, interactions with others, and even your thoughts--so you can take control of your life and your pain.
Despite recent advances in the study of pain, there is still no medical treatment, alternative therapy, or herbal remedy that can eliminate all pain for all people all the time. The authors of this bestselling book are highly respected experts on pain management who have successfully treated thousands of patients. Their 10 lesson self-management program offers clinically proven strategies for making simple, gradual adjustments to daily patterns. This new edition offers important information on the risks of opioid use for chronic pain and discusses new treatment options including acceptance and commitment therapy, mind-body interventions such as tai chi, and cannabinoids. It also includes a Resource Guide that shows readers how to access support groups and find help paying for health insurance and medication, offers tips for communicating with healthcare teams and employers, and recommends mobile apps to assist with self-management strategies. Readers can download self-management forms and daily planning materials at pubs.apa.org/books/supp/turk. Readers of this book will learn how to: identify and reject harmful myths about pain, balance activity and rest, fix sleep problems, leverage family and friends for

Despite recent advances in the study of pain, there is still no medical treatment, alternative therapy, or herbal remedy that can eliminate all pain for all people all the time. The authors of this bestselling book are highly respected experts on pain management who have successfully treated thousands of patients. Their 10 lesson self-management program offers clinically proven strategies for making simple, gradual adjustments to daily patterns. This new edition offers important information on the risks of opioid use for chronic pain and discusses new treatment options including acceptance and commitment therapy, mind-body interventions such as tai chi, and cannabinoids. It also includes a Resource Guide that shows readers how to access support groups