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A Nation in Pain
- Healing Our Biggest Health Problem
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And yet the press has paid more attention to the abuses of pain medications than the astoundingly widespread conditions they are intended to treat. Ethically the failure to manage pain better is tantamount to torture. When chronic pain is inadequately treated, it undermines the body and mind. Indeed the risk of suicide for people in chronic pain is twice that of other people. Far more than just a symptom, writes author Judy Foreman, chronic pain can be a disease in its own right--the biggest health problem facing America today.
Published in partnership with the International Association for the Study of Pain, A Nation in Pain offers a sweeping, deeply researched account of the chronic pain crisis, from neurobiology to public policy, and presents practical solutions that are within our grasp today. Drawing on both her personal experience with chronic pain and her background as an award-winning health journalist, she guides us through recent scientific discoveries, including genetic susceptibility to pain; gender disparities in pain conditions and treatments, perhaps linked to estrogen; the problem of undertreated pain in children; the emerging role of the immune system in pain; advances in traditional treatments such as surgery and drugs; and fair-minded assessments of the effectiveness of alternative remedies, including marijuana, acupuncture, massage, and chiropractic care.
For many people the real magic bullet, Foreman writes, is exercise. Though many patients fear it will increase their discomfort, studies show it consistently produces improvement, often dramatic. She also explores the destructive "opioid wars", which have led to a misguided demonization of prescription painkillers.
Foreman presents a far-reaching but sensible plan of action, ranging from enhancing pain education in medical schools to reforms of federal policies across the board.
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- mike
- 18-02-16
interesting / accurate book -horrific performance
Horrendous adio performance but...I really enjoyed the book but cannot recommend strongly enough NOT to get the audio version. I am a pain researcher in London and so I thought it would be interesting to get a book, away from dry scientific writings to see how it would be approached by someone who is not a scientist. It was very good. Well researched and highly accurate it is a good book for anyone interested in the subject and broad enough that there will be relevant chapters in it for everyone. Judy Foreman takes you through a good progression of old, current, and future findings in a way that makes sense and keeps you interested, and talks about a broad range of chronic pain conditions.
However!!!!!!!!! The audio performance by Karen White made me feel like I was in pain just by listening. I genuinely believe that she recorded a thousand words or so, and the producers used an automated program to read the book. it sounds unnatural with stops and pauses between words, inflections that do not make sense, and a generally terrible experience. I nearly took this book back to Amazon around a dozen times but I guess I am to stubborn to quit a book.
Overall. Great read for anyone with an interest in pain research and no scientific knowledge required. Audio performance was painful on itself so buy a hard copy instead, or whispersync
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- Kerstin
- 26-12-17
So good bought the book
Would you listen to A Nation in Pain again? Why?
Yes, factual with scientific evidence
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Nation in Pain?
All
Have you listened to any of Karen White’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Not listened to any others
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
So interesting bought the paper book as well
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