Books for Managing and Understanding Chronic Pain

Discover a curated collection of books offering expert advice and practical strategies to help you manage chronic pain.

8 Steps to Conquer Chronic Pain: A Doctor's Guide to Lifelong Relief by Dr. Andrea Furlan

8 Steps to Conquer Chronic Pain: A Doctor's Guide to Lifelong Relief by Dr. Andrea Furlan

Adult: Understand the different types of pain, how they're diagnosed and what you can do to relieve your chronic pain.

Unlearn Your Pain: A 28-day process to reprogram your brain by Howard Schubiner and Michael Betzold

Unlearn Your Pain: A 28-day process to reprogram your brain by Howard Schubiner and Michael Betzold

Adult: This book explores that pain is real and that the underlying cause is often due to learned neural circuits in the brain, rather than actual tissue damage.

Outsmart Your Pain: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind by Christiane Wolf

Outsmart Your Pain: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind by Christiane Wolf

Adult: Outsmart Your Pain is Dr. Christiane Wolf's guide to relieving chronic pain with mindfulness, complete with 20 easy guided meditations and self-compassion practices.

Heal Pelvic Pain by Amy Stein

Heal Pelvic Pain by Amy Stein

Adult: Get to the root of your disorder with natural cures in the form of exercise, nutrition, massage and self-care therapy.

Sink Into Sleep: A Step-by-Step Guide for Reversing Insomnia by Judith R. Davidson

Sink Into Sleep: A Step-by-Step Guide for Reversing Insomnia by Judith R. Davidson

Adult: The techniques in this book are designed to let your internal sleep-wake rhythms operate naturally, without interference.