📚 Pain Education

Books that teach patients and practitioners to rethink pain, offering frameworks for understanding chronic suffering and empowering people to become active participants in their own healing.

Understanding Pain

by Fernando Cervero • 2012

Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.

3.90

🔬 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain 🧬 Sensory Biology 🧠 Brain-Body Connection 🧩 Perception And Sensation

Understanding Pain 91%

Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.

by Fernando Cervero 2012

3.90

72 ratings

🔬 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain 🧬 Sensory Biology 🧠 Brain-Body Connection 🧩 Perception And Sensation

An Anatomy of Pain

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen • 2021

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

3.59

504

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

An Anatomy of Pain 91%

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen 2021

3.59

504 ratings

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

The Painful Truth

by Monty Lyman • 2021

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

4.29

388

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

The Painful Truth 91%

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

by Monty Lyman 2021

4.29

388 ratings

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

Crooked

by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin • 2017

Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.

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884

🩻 Back Pain 🧠 Chronic Pain ⚠️ Medical Overreach 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Crooked 91%

Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.

by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin 2017

4.17

884 ratings

🩻 Back Pain 🧠 Chronic Pain ⚠️ Medical Overreach 💊 Opioid Crisis 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

The Gift of Pain

by Paul W. Brand • 1995

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

4.48

2k+

🔬 Pain Science 🧠 Sensory Biology ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain

The Gift of Pain 91%

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

by Paul W. Brand 1995

4.48

2k+ ratings

🔬 Pain Science 🧠 Sensory Biology ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain

Programming Javascript Applications

by Eric Elliott • 2014

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

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160

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Programming Javascript Applications Summary

Programming Javascript Applications 90%

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

by Eric Elliott 2014

3.63

160 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Forever Painless

by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2016

Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.

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276

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧬 Fascia Health 🤸 Movement Therapy 🦴 Joint Health 🦵 Posture Correction

Forever Painless 90%

Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.

by Miranda Esmonde-White 2016

3.74

276 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧬 Fascia Health 🤸 Movement Therapy 🦴 Joint Health 🦵 Posture Correction

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection

by John E. Sarno • 1982

Most back pain is not physical. Your brain creates it to protect you from unbearable emotions.

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7k+

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🎭 Repressed Emotions 🔬 Pain Neuroscience 💡 Emotional Awareness

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection Summary

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection 90%

Most back pain is not physical. Your brain creates it to protect you from unbearable emotions.

by John E. Sarno 1982

4.05

7k+ ratings

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🎭 Repressed Emotions 🔬 Pain Neuroscience 💡 Emotional Awareness

Talking Back

by Rowland G. Hazard • 2021

Diagnoses fail, pills disappoint. A self-directed plan of small daily movements rebuilds your life.

3.04

🩹 Chronic Pain 🔙 Back Pain 💪 Patient Empowerment 🧠 Pain Science 🧘‍♂️ Mind-Body Health

Talking Back 90%

Diagnoses fail, pills disappoint. A self-directed plan of small daily movements rebuilds your life.

by Rowland G. Hazard 2021

3.04

25 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 🔙 Back Pain 💪 Patient Empowerment 🧠 Pain Science 🧘‍♂️ Mind-Body Health

Back Mechanic

by Stuart McGill • 2015

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

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2k+

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

Back Mechanic 90%

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

by Stuart McGill 2015

4.50

2k+ ratings

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain

by Jackie Gardner-Nix • 2007

Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.

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166

🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mindfulness For Pain 🔗 Mind-Body Medicine 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌄 Guided Imagery

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain Summary

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain 90%

Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.

by Jackie Gardner-Nix 2007

3.92

166 ratings

🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mindfulness For Pain 🔗 Mind-Body Medicine 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌄 Guided Imagery

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 90%

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Rebuilding Milo

by Aaron Horschig • 2021

Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.

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749

🏋️ Strength Training 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔍 Movement Screening 🧠 Pain Science 🦴 Spinal Health

Rebuilding Milo 90%

Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.

by Aaron Horschig 2021

4.56

749 ratings

🏋️ Strength Training 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔍 Movement Screening 🧠 Pain Science 🦴 Spinal Health

Treat Your Own Knees

by Jim Johnson • 2003

Most knee pain isn't structural damage. Four trainable functions restore it, starting with a pillow.

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🦵 Joint Health 🩺 Chronic Pain 🏋️ Physical Therapy 📊 Evidence-Based Exercise 🩹 Self-Treatment

Treat Your Own Knees 89%

Most knee pain isn't structural damage. Four trainable functions restore it, starting with a pillow.

by Jim Johnson 2003

4.01

243 ratings

🦵 Joint Health 🩺 Chronic Pain 🏋️ Physical Therapy 📊 Evidence-Based Exercise 🩹 Self-Treatment

Stretching to Stay Young

by Jessica Matthews • 2016

Years of sitting have stiffened your body; daily stretching can undo the damage in minutes.

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433

🤸 Flexibility Training 🩹 Pain Relief 🌬️ Breath Work 🌀 Myofascial Release 🏃 Functional Movement

Stretching to Stay Young 89%

Years of sitting have stiffened your body; daily stretching can undo the damage in minutes.

by Jessica Matthews 2016

4.05

433 ratings

🤸 Flexibility Training 🩹 Pain Relief 🌬️ Breath Work 🌀 Myofascial Release 🏃 Functional Movement

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

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796

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 89%

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

by Sandra Blakeslee 2007

3.98

796 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

Somatics

by Thomas Hanna • 1988

Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.

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🧠 Body Awareness 💪 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Somatic Bodywork 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

Somatics 89%

Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.

by Thomas Hanna 1988

4.18

607 ratings

🧠 Body Awareness 💪 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Somatic Bodywork 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

The Way Out

by Alan Gordon • 2020

Most chronic pain is a brain error, not a body injury. The protocol to correct it.

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6k+

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Pain Reprocessing Therapy 💖 Self-Compassion

The Way Out 89%

Most chronic pain is a brain error, not a body injury. The protocol to correct it.

by Alan Gordon 2020

4.39

6k+ ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Pain Reprocessing Therapy 💖 Self-Compassion

The Great Pain Deception

by Steven Ray Ozanich • 2011

Most chronic pain isn't structural. Your brain creates it to hide what you won't feel.

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435

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💔 Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Stress And Health

The Great Pain Deception 89%

Most chronic pain isn't structural. Your brain creates it to hide what you won't feel.

by Steven Ray Ozanich 2011

4.32

435 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💔 Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Stress And Health

The Empathy Exams

by Leslie Jamison • 2014

Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.

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📝 Personal Essays 📰 Literary Journalism 🩺 Medical Humanities 👁️ Ethics Of Witnessing 🗣️ Pain And Narrative

The Empathy Exams 89%

Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.

by Leslie Jamison 2014

3.67

16k+ ratings

📝 Personal Essays 📰 Literary Journalism 🩺 Medical Humanities 👁️ Ethics Of Witnessing 🗣️ Pain And Narrative

Get Rid of Bad Posture

by Michael Morris • 2019

Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.

4.43

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🔙 Back Pain 🖥️ Desk Workers 🪞 Self-Assessment

Get Rid of Bad Posture 89%

Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.

by Michael Morris 2019

4.43

7 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🔙 Back Pain 🖥️ Desk Workers 🪞 Self-Assessment

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief

by Nick Ortner • 2015

Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.

4.14

250

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🤸 Somatic Therapy 👉 Acupressure 💔 Trauma Healing

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief Summary

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief 89%

Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.

by Nick Ortner 2015

4.14

250 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🤸 Somatic Therapy 👉 Acupressure 💔 Trauma Healing

Overcoming Poor Posture

by Steven Low • 2017

A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.

3.91

249

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🩺 Pain Science 🔁 Habit Design 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Overcoming Poor Posture 89%

A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.

by Steven Low 2017

3.91

249 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🩺 Pain Science 🔁 Habit Design 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Built from Broken

by Scott H Hogan • 2021

Your joints need load, not rest: training your way out of chronic pain.

4.42

1k+

🦴 Joint Health 🩹 Injury Recovery 🧬 Connective Tissue 🤸 Mobility Training 🧠 Pain Science

Built from Broken 89%

Your joints need load, not rest: training your way out of chronic pain.

by Scott H Hogan 2021

4.42

1k+ ratings

🦴 Joint Health 🩹 Injury Recovery 🧬 Connective Tissue 🤸 Mobility Training 🧠 Pain Science

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type)

by Isobel Knight • 2011

Bendy joints are just the start: the full-body guide to EDS hypermobility type.

4.04

251

🏥 Chronic Illness Guides 🧬 Connective Tissue Disorders 👁️ Invisible Disabilities 🔬 Pain Science 💪 Physical Therapy

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type) Summary

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type) 89%

Bendy joints are just the start: the full-body guide to EDS hypermobility type.

by Isobel Knight 2011

4.04

251 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness Guides 🧬 Connective Tissue Disorders 👁️ Invisible Disabilities 🔬 Pain Science 💪 Physical Therapy

The MELT Method

by Sue Hitzmann • 2013

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

3.67

851

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

The MELT Method 89%

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

by Sue Hitzmann 2013

3.67

851 ratings

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion

by Pete Egoscue • 1992

Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.

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458

🧍 Postural Alignment 🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Functional Movement ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion 89%

Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.

by Pete Egoscue 1992

4.22

458 ratings

🧍 Postural Alignment 🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Functional Movement ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle

8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back

by Esther Gokhale • 2008

Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.

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1k+

🩹 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Natural Posture 🚶 Movement Patterns 🔧 Body Mechanics 🏺 Traditional Body Wisdom

8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back 89%

Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.

by Esther Gokhale 2008

4.19

1k+ ratings

🩹 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Natural Posture 🚶 Movement Patterns 🔧 Body Mechanics 🏺 Traditional Body Wisdom

Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain

by Daniel G. Amen • 2025

Pain runs on a feedback loop in your brain. The practical blueprint for breaking it.

3.86

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🕊️ Trauma Recovery

Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain Summary

Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain 89%

Pain runs on a feedback loop in your brain. The practical blueprint for breaking it.

by Daniel G. Amen 2025

3.86

91 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🕊️ Trauma Recovery

Unlearn Your Pain

by Howard Schubiner • 2010

Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.

4.40

330

🩻 Chronic Pain 🌀 Mind-Body Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧊 Repressed Emotions ⚡ Stress Physiology

Unlearn Your Pain 89%

Chronic pain is real, but the cause is learned nerve pathways. A physician's program to unlearn it.

by Howard Schubiner 2010

4.40

330 ratings

🩻 Chronic Pain 🌀 Mind-Body Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧊 Repressed Emotions ⚡ Stress Physiology

The Divided Mind

by John E. Sarno • 2006

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

4.04

2k+

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The Divided Mind 89%

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

by John E. Sarno 2006

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

Smart Moves

by Carla Hannaford • 1995

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

4.02

492

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

Smart Moves 89%

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

by Carla Hannaford 1995

4.02

492 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery

by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

3.78

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 89%

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018

3.78

9 ratings

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza

by Carolina Novoa Arias • 2023

Your body stores what your mind ignores: a guide to breaking the migraine cycle for good.

4.07

🤕 Migraine Relief 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🌪️ Emotional Roots Of Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza Summary

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza 89%

Your body stores what your mind ignores: a guide to breaking the migraine cycle for good.

by Carolina Novoa Arias 2023

4.07

15 ratings

🤕 Migraine Relief 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🌪️ Emotional Roots Of Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Rethink Your Position

by Katy Bowman • 2023

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

4.25

286

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

Rethink Your Position 89%

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

by Katy Bowman 2023

4.25

286 ratings

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing

by John E. Sarno • 1998

Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.

4.03

4k+

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💢 Psychosomatic Illness 🗜️ Repressed Emotions 🧬 Somatic Psychology

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing Summary

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing 89%

Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.

by John E. Sarno 1998

4.03

4k+ ratings

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💢 Psychosomatic Illness 🗜️ Repressed Emotions 🧬 Somatic Psychology

True to Form

by Eric Goodman • 2016

Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.

3.85

299

🧍 Posture Correction 🩹 Back Pain Relief 🏃 Movement Therapy 🏋 Functional Fitness 🌬 Breathwork

True to Form 89%

Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.

by Eric Goodman 2016

3.85

299 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🩹 Back Pain Relief 🏃 Movement Therapy 🏋 Functional Fitness 🌬 Breathwork

Cannabis Pharmacy

by Michael Backes • 2013

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

4.27

493

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Cannabis Pharmacy 89%

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

by Michael Backes 2013

4.27

493 ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Vital Point Strikes

by Sang H. Kim • 2008

Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.

4.03

112

🥋 Martial Arts 🛡️ Self-Defense 🎯 Pressure Points 👊 Striking Techniques 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine

Vital Point Strikes 89%

Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.

by Sang H. Kim 2008

4.03

112 ratings

🥋 Martial Arts 🛡️ Self-Defense 🎯 Pressure Points 👊 Striking Techniques 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare

by Mike Davis • 2017

The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.

🏥 Healthcare Simulation 📚 Medical Education 🧪 Experiential Learning 💬 Debriefing 🧠 Human Factors

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare Summary

How to Teach Using Simulation in Healthcare 88%

The debrief is where the learning happens. How to design and run simulations that teach.

by Mike Davis 2017

🏥 Healthcare Simulation 📚 Medical Education 🧪 Experiential Learning 💬 Debriefing 🧠 Human Factors

The Fibro Fix

by David M. Brady • 2016

Your fibromyalgia diagnosis may be wrong. A 21-day plan to target what's really causing the pain.

3.50

115

🤕 Fibromyalgia 💥 Chronic Pain 😴 Chronic Fatigue 🧬 Functional Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

The Fibro Fix 88%

Your fibromyalgia diagnosis may be wrong. A 21-day plan to target what's really causing the pain.

by David M. Brady 2016

3.50

115 ratings

🤕 Fibromyalgia 💥 Chronic Pain 😴 Chronic Fatigue 🧬 Functional Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Drug Dealer, MD

by Anna Lembke • 2016

How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.

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1k+

💊 Opioid Epidemic 💰 Pharma Industry Critique 🩹 Pain Management 🤝 Doctor-Patient Relationship 📋 Medicalization Critique

Drug Dealer, MD 88%

How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.

by Anna Lembke 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

💊 Opioid Epidemic 💰 Pharma Industry Critique 🩹 Pain Management 🤝 Doctor-Patient Relationship 📋 Medicalization Critique

Facing the Unseen

by Damon Tweedy • 2024

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

4.23

192

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Facing the Unseen 88%

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

by Damon Tweedy 2024

4.23

192 ratings

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Foundation

by Eric Goodman • 2011

You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.

4.17

893

🦴 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Postural Correction 🍑 Posterior Chain Training 🏋️ Functional Movement 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Foundation 88%

You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.

by Eric Goodman 2011

4.17

893 ratings

🦴 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Postural Correction 🍑 Posterior Chain Training 🏋️ Functional Movement 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Anesthesia Made Easy

by Jeff Steiner • 2015

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

4.54

151

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management 💉 Regional Anesthesia 🤰 Obstetric Anesthesia

Anesthesia Made Easy 88%

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

by Jeff Steiner 2015

4.54

151 ratings

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management 💉 Regional Anesthesia 🤰 Obstetric Anesthesia

The Chiropractic Way to Health

by Leila Lindquist • 2007

Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.

🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Holistic Healing 🧍 Posture Correction 🧠 Nervous System Health 💆 Natural Pain Relief

The Chiropractic Way to Health 88%

Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.

by Leila Lindquist 2007

🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Holistic Healing 🧍 Posture Correction 🧠 Nervous System Health 💆 Natural Pain Relief

How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness

by Toni Bernhard • 2015

Quiet the mental suffering your illness didn't create. Mindfulness for the chronically ill.

4.16

630

🏥 Chronic Illness 💊 Pain Management 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness Summary

How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness 88%

Quiet the mental suffering your illness didn't create. Mindfulness for the chronically ill.

by Toni Bernhard 2015

4.16

630 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 💊 Pain Management 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

The Brain's Way of Healing

by Norman Doidge • 2015

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

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6k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Brain's Way of Healing 88%

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

by Norman Doidge 2015

4.20

6k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Spark in the Machine

by Dr Daniel Keown • 2014

What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.

4.37

596

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