Freedom from Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital

Freedom from Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital

I have been "suffering" chronic pain for over a year. The first thing that hit me with this easy to read book was that I have a choice to take control rather than just giving in and becoming addicted to the first thing doctors suggest -- narcotic pain medication. Because of the suggestions in this book I am working with my doctors at the pain management clinic to get off of these drugs. I am learning to change my focus immediately when I feel the pain and to integrate many forms of treatment. It is well worth the read.

Freedom from Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital

Other Recommendations Instead of:

`Healing Back Pain Naturally' by Art Brownstein MD
(he went through many years of back pain, including surgery. I liked the positive approach of the book and the variety of options from medical to herbal, etc)

`The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief' by Clair Davies

`The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook' by Martha Davis PhD, etc etc
(I esp liked the chapter on Meditation, since they were easy and had a variety of ones to choose from to try out)

`Living Better Every Patient's Guide to Living with Illness' by Carol J. Langenfeld and Douglas E. Langenfeld

`Staying Well With Guided Imagery' by Belleruth Naparstek

`Validate Your Pain! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up' by Allan Chino, PhD and Corinne Dile Davis MD

Freedom from Pain: The Breakthrough Method of Pain Relief Based on the New York Pain Treatment Program at Lenox Hill Hospital

I have just completed a 10 day therapeutic session with Dr. Marcus and for the first time in 27 years I am feeling like a normal person. I no longer am "a patient", which is an insidious condition in your mind that can happen suddenly, or very slowly, as it did for me. I spent the last 8 years searching constantly for any kind of relief--from acupuncture to chiropractic to physical therapy and eventually giving in to whatever meds I could get prescribed for me...nothing worked.

Today, 10 days after beginning his treatment, I have a completely new outlook on the remainder of my life. I still have some pain, but it is not overwhelming, nor is it depressing, nor keeping me from living the life I have ahead of me to its fullest. This book helps you adjust your mindset in various ways in very simple, nonsensical ways. It is easy to read, and, when you are ready, easy to follow. I can't praise him or his book any more than this. He's a top-rated doc in Manhattan for the last 3 years and there's a good reason for it. His book will help you get to him or at least his ideas, and to stay with those concepts for as long as it takes to life a full life again.