Explain Pain: David Buttler

 

Explain Pain 2nd Edn. bookExplain Pain's Tenth Anniversary!Solid evidence now shows that knowing why we hurt will help us heal. All pain is real, and for many people it is a debilitating part of everyday life. In a world where 1 in 5 of us experience ongoing pain and where there is increasing evidence for the failure of synthetic drugs, take heart: help is at hand. It is now known that understanding more about why things hurt can actually help treat painRecent advances in fields such as neurophysiology, brain imaging, immunology, psychology and cellular biology have provided an explanatory platform from which to explore pain. In everyday language accompanied by quirky illustrations, Explain Pain Second Edition discusses how pain responses are produced by the brain, how responses to injury from the autonomic motor and immune systems in your body contribute to pain, and why pain can persist after tissues have had plenty of time to heal. Co-author Dr David Butler, founder of the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute, says that "it is no longer acceptable that pain be just managed: we must expect that it can be treated, and sufferers can alter it themselves through education." Explain Pain has sold around 60,000 copies world-wide in 5 languages and continues to inspire clinical research and multidisciplinary pain treatment globally. Explain Pain aims to give people in pain the power to challenge pain and to consider new models for viewing what happens to your body and brain during pain. Once they have learnt about the processes involved they can follow a scientific route to recovery. Why a second edition? A decade of scientific research is a lot – and we need to keep on top of it. In the last 10 years there has been increasing support for therapeutic neuroscience education from clinical trials, educational science, neuroscience, plain logic and the failure of drug therapy on chronic pain outcomes. Lorimer and David have subtly changed some of the language so that the second edition can be delivered with much more authority than the first.

 

http://www.noigroup.com/en/Product/EPBII

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Myofascial Stretching / A Guide to Self-Treatment: Jill Stedronsky, MS, OTR

Brenda Pardy, OTR

 

Fascia is the tough connective tissue surrounding every cell of the body from head to toe like a three-dimensional spider web. Injury, trauma, poor posture or impaired biomechanics may cause the fascial system to tighten, putting abnormal pressure on nerves, muscles, blood vessels, bones, organs and the brain. This can result in a variety of symptoms including pain, restriction of motion, and structural misalignment, impairing both daily functioning and athletic performance. Myofascial Stretching is a unique self-treatment technique which follows the principles of Myofascial Release. It results in permanent lengthening of the body's connective tissue and can dramatically improve health and quality of life. The techniques employ sustained pressure and elongation into restrictions in the fascia. Two ways to do Myofascial Stretching are included here: One using a small inflatable ball and one utilizing active elongation. The two methods complement each other, especially when one first releases an area of tightness with the ball and then follows up with an active elongation stretch to the same area. This book was written for both the lay person who has chronic pain, muscular tightness and/or postural dysfunction; and also for Clinician's to give their patients for home exercise programs. It can benefit anyone with pain or tightness from serious and weekend athletes to office workers and therapists with repetitive strain symptoms. The authors, Jill Stedronsky and Brenda Pardy, are both Occupational Therapists in Denver, Colorado. Many of the techniques were developed while working with clients or engaging in their own self-treatment. Both have utilized Myofascial Stretching to improve the quality of their own lives. Jill used it to overcome 20 years of chronic pain throughout her body, including diagnoses of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and numerous orthopedic conditions. Brenda employs it to treat occasional low back disc pain. Comes with a 4" ball.

http://www.amazon.com/Myofascial-Stretching-A-Guide-Self-Treatment/dp/1427602166

 

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Comprehensive Myofascial Self Treatment / Your path to authentic healing and pain relief: Joyce Karnis Patterson, P.T. 

 

Learn how to heal yourself with the myofascial stretching and self treatment techniques used by the authority of Myofascial Release, John F. Barnes, PT !The John F. Barnes Approach to Myofascial Release is authentic healing! And this is the resource you need to not only learn about myofascial release but also discover a comprehensive self treatment program that can reduce or eliminate your pain and restore your sense of well being.

 

  In this book, you will:

*learn what myofascial release is and how it will benefit you

*understand what myofascial restrictions are and how they contribute to your paindiscover

*how myofascial stretching is different from traditional stretching - and there is a BIG difference !

*be shown the stretches and tools used to decrease your pain and improve your function

 

About the Author:

 

Joyce Karnis Patterson, PT has been a physical therapist for over 18 years and has studied Myofascial Release extensively with John F. Barnes, P.T. since 1999. She has witnessed profound improvements in posture, flexibility, and pain for her patients and has been honored to facilitate their return to normal daily activities and a sense of well being by offering this form of therapy. Joyce is employed at the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Treatment center in Malvern, Pennsylvania where she works as part of a highly trained team of therapists offering Myofascial Release to patients from throughout the United States and internationally.

 

http://www.mfrselftreat.com/