Introduction - The ABC Method for Healing Chronic Pain
Part One: The Science of Chronic Pain
Ch 2 How Pain Works in Brain and Nervous System
Ch 3 Acute vs. Chronic Pain
Ch 4 How Chronic Pain Changes Your Nervous System
Ch 5 Other Physical Processes that Affect Your Pain
Ch 6 Why Medications Don't Work as Well for Chronic Pain
Part Two: Setting The Stage
Ch 7 Where Are You on Your Healing Journey?
Ch 8 Your Personal Pain Assessment
Ch 10 The Role of Self-Care in Healing Chronic Pain
Introduction: A is for Awareness
Ch 11 Awareness of Your Stresses
Ch 12 Awareness of Your Sleep
Ch 13 Awareness of Your Diet
Introduction: B is for Balance
Ch 14 Techniques for Grounding, Calming, Balancing
Ch 15 The Balancing Power of Breath
Ch 16 Activating Strategies for Regaining Balance
Ch 17 Pacing: Balancing Activity and Rest
Ch 18 Balancing Social Time and Alone Time
Ch 19 Posture Yourself: Balancing Your Body in Space
F. Part Five: Cultivating
Introduction: C is for Cultivating
Ch 20 Limbic Retraining: Calming the False Alarm in Your Brain
Ch 21 Clinical Hypnosis - Cultivating Your Mind and Brain
Ch 22 Resolving Difficult Emotions and Their Physical Effects
Ch 23 Physical Exercise - What Kind and How Much
G. Conclusion: Maintain Your Healing
