Train Your Brain to Beat Chronic Pain: How to Harness the Power of the Mind-Body Connection

Is chronic pain like a blaring siren that prevents you from living your life? State-of-the-art neuroscientific research reveals surprising new insights into pain as the brain's alarm system, designed to warn us of danger. When that alarm gets stuck in a high-alert mode, this concise, practical guide presents a range of proven interventions that can help you not only cope with pain, but actively reduce it. Psychologist Carly Hunt has devoted her career to understanding the causes and management of chronic pain. She shares crucial information about brain training techniques, lifestyle changes that target inflammation and other pain triggers, resources for self-care and support, and conventional and complementary medicine approaches to weave into your own integrative care plan. It truly is possible to beat chronic pain--this book points the way.