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Research shows that the more a patient knows about pain, the better off they'll be. The suffering of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), formerly Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), is very real. However, all pain is produced by your nervous system and brain. Knowing this is the key to treating CRPS patients and understanding why so many tissue-based treatments fall short. The treatment process must start with the brain—with the patient learning how pain works and using graded motor imagery to prepare the brain for actual movement.
CRPS patients now have a powerful tool to begin their path to recovery: Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? uses images, metaphors and clear, approachable language to teach patients the truth about their chronic pain—that it's more likely due to an extra-sensitive nervous system than injured tissues. Discovering how pain is produced by the nervous system and brain, and how the nervous system becomes extra-sensitive to protect the patient helps alleviate confusion and fear—this is the first step toward recovery.
Since patients with CRPS may experience severe pain when moving, or even thinking about moving, an affected body part, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? details a graded motor imagery program that helps decrease the sensitivity of the nervous system to allow less painful or pain-free physical movement. This program allows patients to desensitize the affected body part and "exercise" it without actual movement. Patients can perform each phase of the program in their home using common items, including paper clips, beans and a mirror.
Once the patient is ready for physical movement, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? guides the patient through "regular therapy, " helping them make life changes that can prevent or reduce future pain. From hopeless to hopeful, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? not only begins the treatment process but it's also a valuable guide throughout the entire treatment process and beyond. Patients suffering from CRPS, and those treating them, will find this neuroscience patient book an irreplaceable adjunct to traditional therapy.
Written by Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, CSMT, along with co-authors Colleen Louw, PT, MeD, CSMT, and Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, CSMT.
Illustrated. Spiral-bound softcover; 82 pages.
Research shows that the more a patient knows about pain, the better off they'll be. The suffering of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), formerly Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), is very real. However, all pain is produced by your nervous system and brain. Knowing this is the key to treating CRPS patients and understanding why so many tissue-based treatments fall short. The treatment process must start with the brain—with the patient learning how pain works and using graded motor imagery to prepare the brain for actual movement.
CRPS patients now have a powerful tool to begin their path to recovery: Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? uses images, metaphors and clear, approachable language to teach patients the truth about their chronic pain—that it's more likely due to an extra-sensitive nervous system than injured tissues. Discovering how pain is produced by the nervous system and brain, and how the nervous system becomes extra-sensitive to protect the patient helps alleviate confusion and fear—this is the first step toward recovery.
Since patients with CRPS may experience severe pain when moving, or even thinking about moving, an affected body part, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? details a graded motor imagery program that helps decrease the sensitivity of the nervous system to allow less painful or pain-free physical movement. This program allows patients to desensitize the affected body part and "exercise" it without actual movement. Patients can perform each phase of the program in their home using common items, including paper clips, beans and a mirror.
Once the patient is ready for physical movement, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? guides the patient through "regular therapy, " helping them make life changes that can prevent or reduce future pain. From hopeless to hopeful, Why Are My Nerves So Sensitive? not only begins the treatment process but it's also a valuable guide throughout the entire treatment process and beyond. Patients suffering from CRPS, and those treating them, will find this neuroscience patient book an irreplaceable adjunct to traditional therapy.
Written by Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, CSMT, along with co-authors Colleen Louw, PT, MeD, CSMT, and Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, CSMT.
Illustrated. Spiral-bound softcover; 82 pages.
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