COPING with PAIN and HEADACHES


compiled by Kathy Somers
Stress Management and High Performance Clinic
519 824-4120, ext. 52662


Many people request good books and resources on the topics of pain management and headache management.  It is impossible to have read or reviewed them all.
Listed below are good books and other resources which have I have used and do recommend. 

Scroll down this list to find recommended resources on pain management and headache management such as :

BOOKS ON MANAGING PAIN AND HEADACHES

Dachman, K. & Lyons, J. (1990). You Can Relieve Your Pain. New York: Harper & Row.
A book on how to use imagery to cope with pain.

Duckro, Richardson & Marshall (1999). Taking Control of Your Headaches. New York: Guilford Press ISBN 1-57230-471-5

Fried, R. (1999). Breathe Well, Be Well. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN 0-471-32436-1

Kandal & Sudderth (2000). Migraine - What Works. California: Prima Publishing ISBN 0-7615-2143-7

Linchitz, R. Life Without Pain.

Olshan, N. (1983). Power Over Your Pain Without Drugs.

Olshan, N. (1987). The Scottsdale Pain Relief Program.

Robert, T. (2005). Living Well With Migraine Disease and Headaches. This book is at the Guelph Public Library.

South, V. (2001). Migraine. This book is at the Guelph Public Library.


CDs and CASSETTE TAPES

From practicing with relaxation CDs and cassette tapes as a guide, you can develop the skills to relax without needing the CD/cassette as coach.

Pain Control - a booklet, 2 cassettes for chronic pain control through relaxation<> done by Dr. Tom Budzynski, AND a GSR biofeedback unit, can be ordered from  Mind Growth 1-800-435-5354  or visit www.mindgrowth.com.

Change the Channel on Pain: Managing Pain Successfully - a relaxation cassette for chronic pain, by Dr. Emmett Miller, can be ordered from the STENS Corporation in California at 1-800-257-8367 (cost is approx. $12 US).

Headache Relief cassette by Dr. Emmett Miller.
This cassette is available in the Guelph Public Library, #616.072MIL, or you can order it from Source, P.O. Box W, Department L, Stanford, CA 94305 (415) 328-7171. This cassette is also available through the STENS Corporation in California at 1-800-257-8367 (cost is approx. $12 US).

TMJ Health is a 6 cassette package using the Feldenkrais method of muscle awareness and training exercises for people with jaw tension and pain. It is available from the STENS Corporation in California at 1-800-257-8367   (cost is approx. $70 U.S.).

The Stress Management and High Performance Clinic's CDs and cassette tapes have instructions in muscle relaxation, Autogenic Training, Open Focus, and bedtime relaxation. For further information on these and other tapes, click on CDs and cassettes from the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic .


PAIN ORGANIZATIONS

The North American Chronic Pain Association of Canada , 150 Central Park Drive, Unit 105, Brampton, Ontario L6T 2T9 1-800-616-PAIN (7246) www.chronicpaincanada.org
This organization has 2 excellent manuals: The American Chronic Pain Association Workbook Manual , and the "How-to-Manage" Manual For Families of Chronic Pain Patients .


HEADACHE WEB SITES

www.migraine.ca

www.headache-help.org is the web site of Help for Headaches, based in Windsor and London Ontario. It offers education (articles, newsletter) and a resource library.

www.w-h-a.org is the web site of the World Headache Alliance.

www.achenet.org is the American Council for Headache Education's web site for individuals with headache and the public.

www.headaches.org is the web site of the National Headache Foundation (USA). This site has a section for healthcare professionals and a section for individuals with headache.

www.headache.net from the New England Center for Headache has headache articles.

www.migrainementors.com is the Migraine Mentors for Women web site.



(Let me know other resources that would be good additions to this list by e-mailing me at ksomers@uoguelph.ca .)




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