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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| This Book Is Not a Medical Review of Your Condition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why I Wrote This Book | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Self-Monitoring Is a Key to Pain Relief and Management | |
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| Creating Your Unique Pain Profile | |
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| Getting Further Help | |
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| What is Chronic Pain? | |
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| Chronic Pain Care Basics | |
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| Acute and Chronic Pain | |
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| Causes and Effects of Chronic Pain | |
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| Pain Myths and Fallacies | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| The Biopsychosocial Model of Pain | |
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| Traditional Pain Models | |
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| The Biopsychosocial Model: The Future of Pain Management | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Your Readiness for Change and Intention to Change | |
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| Your Role in Managing Your Pain | |
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| Are You Ready to Change? | |
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| Learning to Be Adaptable and Flexible | |
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| Stages of Change | |
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| Taking Action! | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Rating Pain, Monitoring Flare-Ups, and Setting Goals | |
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| Rating Your Pain | |
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| Tracking Your Pain | |
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| Pain Cycles and the Negative Feedback Loop | |
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| Pain Flare-Ups | |
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| Goals and Pain Management | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Understanding Your Diagnosis | |
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| Why Is It Important to Understand Your Diagnosis? | |
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| Learning More About Your Diagnosis | |
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| Learning How Others Understand Your Diagnosis | |
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| Taking an Active Role in Your Medical Care | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Behavioral Assessment of Pain | |
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| Fatigue and Energy Levels | |
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| Managing Your Energy Levels | |
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| Exercise and Chronic Pain | |
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| Sleep, Energy, and Chronic Pain | |
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| How Loss and Grief Affect Energy | |
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| Nutrition and Energy | |
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| Muscular Discomfort and Energy | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Medication | |
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| Medications Used to Treat Chronic Pain | |
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| A Closer Look at Opioids | |
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| Getting Effective Pain Relief from Medication | |
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| Preventing Addiction: Your Best Defense | |
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| Establishing Your Trustworthiness and Credibility | |
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| Helping Your Doctor Help You: Making a Contract | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Changing Your Thoughts and Ideas About Chronic Pain | |
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| Thoughts and Coping | |
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| Catastrophizing | |
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| Fear of Reinjury | |
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| Expectation of a Cure | |
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| Entitlement, Frustration, and Anger | |
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| Self-Blame | |
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| Future Despair | |
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| Social Disbelief | |
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| Practicing New Ideas About Pain | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Pain Behaviors | |
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| Pain Behaviors Are a Form of Communication | |
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| Why Change Your Pain Behaviors? | |
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| You Are More Than Your Pain Behaviors | |
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| Getting Others to Talk About Something Besides Your Pain | |
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| Relaxation and Body Awareness | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Activity Interference and Activity Avoidance | |
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| Evaluating Your Activity Interference and Activity Avoidance | |
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| Overcoming Activity Interference | |
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| Overcoming Activity Avoidance | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Emotional Pain and Suffering | |
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| Depression | |
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| Anxiety | |
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| Anger | |
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| Using Humor to Relieve Depression, Anxiety, and Anger | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| All in the Family: The Social Implications of Chronic Pain | |
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| Pain, the Family, and the Past | |
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| How Chronic Pain Can Affect the Family | |
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| Pain Management Helps the Whole Family | |
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| Using Pacing as a Social Tool | |
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| How Your Family Thinks About and Reacts to Your Pain | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Sex | |
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| How Chronic Pain Can Change Sex | |
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| Talking About Sex | |
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| Taking Back Your Sex Life | |
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| Treatment Issues | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Working with Your Doctors | |
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| A Team Approach to Pain Management | |
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| Who Gets Good Pain Management? | |
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| Helping Your Physicians Help You | |
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| To Sum Up | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Persistence | |
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| Anticipating Setbacks | |
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| Measuring Your Progress | |
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| Accomplishments | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Maintaining Your Gains and Avoiding Setbacks | |
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| Coming to Terms with Chronic Pain | |
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| Your Pain Scorecard | |
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| Creating Your Pain Scorecard | |
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| Understanding Your Pain Scorecard | |
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| Arranging Your Scores by Category | |
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| Where You've Been, Where You Are: The Big Picture | |
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| Self-Management Suggestions for Common Areas of Concern | |
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| Resources | |
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| Support Groups for People with Chronic Pain | |
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| Information About Chronic Pain and Its Treatment | |
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| Pain Conditions | |
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| Finding Pain Care Providers | |
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| Medications | |
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| Healthier Living | |
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| References | |