{"product_id":"beyond-pain-angela-mailis-gagnon-9780472030828","title":"Beyond Pain: Making the Mind-Body Connection","description":"\"The range of topics covered in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Pain\u003c\/i\u003e is very wide, and one is likely to find almost any question about pain that one has ever puzzled over explored somewhere in its pages.\" - From the Foreword by Oliver Sacks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its gripping firsthand stories of patients and their ailments, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Pain\u003c\/i\u003e opens the door to our understanding of the mysteries of pain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Pain\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the condition of chronic pain to help us better understand its complexities, showing pain to be both a sensory experience and an interaction between mind and body. Based on author Angela Mailis-Gagnon's extensive research and daily practice at a major urban hospital pain clinic, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Pain\u003c\/i\u003e uses case studies drawn from both her own practice and her personal experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mailis-Gagnon describes the latest treatments and options for sufferers of chronic pain; techniques used to block pain; the effects of chronic pain; and cultural, gender, and genetic differences in the perception of pain. She shares her cutting-edge findings and observations, describes current treatments and options for sufferers of chronic pain, and examines the effects of chronic pain on the individuals who live with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessibly and engagingly written, the book will appeal to chronic pain sufferers and their families, as well as to health care practitioners who work with patients' pain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Mailis-Gagnon,David Israelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472030825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472030828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 7.08w x 0.70d","brand":"Angela Mailis-Gagnon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447749521663,"sku":"9780472030828","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf49dc30-f998-454d-8ab8-55d5750ab7fe.jpg?v=1777234549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-pain-angela-mailis-gagnon-9780472030828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}