Navigating Life with Chronic Pain

<em>Navigating Life with Chronic Pain </em>provides accessible comprehensive and up-to-date information about the challenges patients family members and caregivers face when confronted by chronic pain showing that no two pain experiences are the same. The authors expertly guide the reader through current approaches to diagnoses including a review of diagnostic tests and discuss a comprehensive integrated approach to chronic pain treatment. Through the use of patient stories you get real-world experiences and advice on navigating the day-to-day challenges associated with chronic pain like exercising and nutrition using non-opioid drugs deciding when surgery is the best option how to maintain intimacy with a partner and how to manage caregiver burnout.