Reversing Chronic Pain: A 10-Point All-Natural Plan for Lasting Relief

In this excellent book on reversing chronic pain, Dr, Maggie Phillips, who has over 25 years experience in helping people overcome chronic pain, presents a combination of techniques that will help those with any type of chronic pain create a plan to reverse the pain cycle. She points out that not all techniques will work for everyone, but by trying different techniques people will find those that work for them, and by combining these techniques, and doing them regularly, they will reach a tipping-point where the pain begins to subside.Those of us who have, or like me who once had, chronic pain, tend to cut ourselves off from our body, which disconnects us from the mind-body connection and engagement with our innate pain relievers. Dr Phillip's techniques are centered on finding and using your body's natural resources that can regulate its responses to pain. Pain is not only in the body, but is also governed by the brain. Pain signals are sent up the spinal cord to the brain, which then interprets them as a threat, which generates anxirty and pain, or as not a threat which then generates more neutral sensations. En route to the brain the pain sensations pass though 'gates' in the spinal cord. Certain experiences open the gates so that pain sensations pass through to the brain Other experiences close the gates and stop the pain signals from reaching the brain. This book teaches you many ways to control the pain gates so you can reduce the amount of pain that passes through.Dr Phillips says that of all the people who have worked wih the program on which the book is based, ninety-five percent have improved, fifty percent have dramatically reduced their pain levels and their reliance on prescription pain medication, and about fifteen percent have discontinued pain medication while their pain rmains at significantly lower and livable levels.

I am a trauma therapist. I have this book in my library and I also recommend it to clients. Maggie Phillips is one of the foremost experts on the subject of chronic pain. She presents her material in a compassionate and concise way. All methods don't work for every person but there are enough options in this book that you can most likely find something to ease the pain. I have had clients that I have observed doing what this book says in the title: Reversing Chronic Pain. The book offers hope in what sometimes feels like a hopeless situation. Please try it if you are experiencing chronic pain.

Maggie Phillips has assembled a comprehensive and rich guide for treating patients not only with physical pain problems but also for people suffering from an array of emotional pain. Her truly mind-body approach draws on many renowned writers in this field and does so with practicality and clarity. I keep this book handy at all times and have used her teachings often with wonderful result. For me, a must have tool kit.

Just reading this book will relieve some pain because of the author's compassion and positive outlook on managing and possibly even reversing chronic pain. My husband suffers from chronic back pain and I am buying him a copy because the book has been very helpful to me.

They did what I asked and did it faster then I expected. Hope to use them in a few days.