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Highlights
- The solution to chronic pain is within you.Finally, there is hope for millions of Americans in recovery from chronic pain and addiction who want healing without the risks posed by opioid painkillers.With its revolutionary approach to living fully with chronic pain rather than attempting to obliterate all pain by using ever-increasing doses of addictive drugs, this revised and updated edition of Dr. Mel Pohl's award-winning book is filled with evidence-based suggestions for healing from chronic pain as a whole person, not a collection of symptoms.
- About the Author: Mel Pohl: Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM is a board-certified family practicioner.
- 264 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Pain Management
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About the Book
Provides information on how to address chronic pain without the use of opioids in a conversational and easy-to-read format.Book Synopsis
The solution to chronic pain is within you.Finally, there is hope for millions of Americans in recovery from chronic pain and addiction who want healing without the risks posed by opioid painkillers.
With its revolutionary approach to living fully with chronic pain rather than attempting to obliterate all pain by using ever-increasing doses of addictive drugs, this revised and updated edition of Dr. Mel Pohl's award-winning book is filled with evidence-based suggestions for healing from chronic pain as a whole person, not a collection of symptoms.
The revised and updated A Day without Pain also includes:
- A new foreword by Claudia Black, PhD.
- New expanded discussion of the brain and how it is affected by pain and suffering
- New vignettes to illustrate the principles of pain recovery (or pain treatment)
- New information on working with the emotional aspects of chronic pain
- Updated and most current data from LVRC chronic pain recovery program
Review Quotes
"A Day without Pain offers this timely message to those with chronic pain (and their physicians). Dr. Pohl illuminates the approach to the chronic pain patient and shows us the medical, psychological, and chemical dependency issues that must be addressed in these individuals." --Herbert Malinoff, MD, FACP, FASAM, Back and Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center
"With the dramatic increase in prescription opioid abuse, managing pain and addiction--particularly for people in recovery--has become a major medical issue in our society. Mel Pohl is addiction medicine's leader in this complex area. He has provided guidelines that improve clinical outcomes and decrease consequences for these multi-problem patients. His book will be valuable reading for all in our field who deal with the complex issue of pain and addiction." --David E. Smith, MD, Founder of Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinics of San Francisco, Past President of American Society of Addiction Medicine, Chief of Addiction Medicine Newport Academy, Author of Unchain Your Brain
"Dr. Pohl 'walks the walk' and 'talks the talk' of a drug-free approach to chronic pain management. This refreshing approach to a huge problem is long overdue and will benefit thousands of patients who suffer from chronic pain." --Harry L. Haroutunian, MD, Physician Director, Residential Treatment, Licensed Professional Program and Clinical Diagnostic Evaluations, Betty Ford Center, California
"In A Day without Pain, Mel Pohl explores the experience of chronic pain--from its complex multi-faceted causes to its often devastating effect on lives. Most importantly, through the stories of his patients, he illustrates routes to recovering from chronic pain's disabling impact. Dr. Pohl's compassionate, holistic, grounded, and honest approach to treating pain and its emotional and behavioral consequences shines through this book. I highly recommend A Day without Pain for anyone suffering from chronic pain or watching a loved one suffer." --Jodie A. Trafton, PhD., Research Health Science Specialist, VA Palo Alto Center for Health Care Evaluation, Assistant Clinical Professor (affiliated), Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
"If you or a loved one suffers from chronic pain or chronic pain syndrome, please read this wonderful book. Dr. Mel Pohl combines all of the helpful elements--a very personal investment, a research perspective, and that of a compassionate healer. As someone diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I can only wish that Dr. Pohl had years ago been available to me as a teacher and a physician." --Cardwell. C. Nuckols, MA, PhD., Author of Healing an Angry Heart
About the Author
Mel Pohl: Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM is a board-certified family practicioner. He is Vice President of Medical Affairs and the Medical Director of Las Vegas Recovery Center (LRVC), the only private freestanding, medically managed inpatient detoxification and addiction treatment facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicing (ASAM) and co-chaired ASAM's Third, Fourth, and Fifth National Forums on AIDS and Chemical Dependency. He is the former chairman of ASAM's AIDS Committee and a member of the Symposium Planning Committee. Dr. Pohl is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Nevada School of Medicine. Recently, Dr. Pohl was asked by the office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to consult about its initiative on prescription drug abuse. Dr. Pohl was a key force in developing the Pain Recovery Program at LVRC. He is also the co-author of Pain Recovery: How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic Pain and Pain Recovery for Families: How to Find Balance When Someone Else's Chronic Pain Becomes Your Problem Too. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.