Table
of Contents
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Preface |
vii |
PART I |
WHY DOES IT HURT? WHO CAN HELP? |
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Chapter 1 |
All About Pain |
3 |
Chapter 2 |
the Right Doctor for You |
14 |
Chapter 3 |
Diagnosing What’s Causing Your Pain |
24 |
PART II |
THERAPIES FROM A TO Z |
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Chapter 4 |
Tools for Managing Pain |
35 |
Chapter 5 |
Exercise for Treating Pain Elizabeth Pegg Frates,
M.D. |
47 |
Chapter 6 |
Tools for Reducing Stress |
73 |
Chapter 7 |
Pain Medications |
82 |
Chapter 8 |
Injections and Other Treatments |
107 |
Chapter 9 |
Surgery |
124 |
Chapter 10 |
Alternative Treatments |
130 |
PART III |
THE COST OF CHRONIC PAIN |
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Chapter 11 |
Covering the Cost of Pain: Insurance |
143 |
Chapter 12 |
the Ins and Outs of Disability |
147 |
Chapter 13 |
the Personal Cost of Pain: Relationships |
159 |
Appendix |
The Anatomy
of the Back |
163 |
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Notes |
175 |
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Index |
179 |
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