The Pain Companion

Excellent Book! Highly recommended.......more

Sarah Anne Shockley has created a beautiful book, full of wisdom and gentle guidance, for people suffering from chronic pain. In the fall of 2007, Shockley developed thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) "due to prolonged computer use in a nonergonomic office set up." As she describes it: "Simply put, the a......more

WHAT IF THERE WAS NO PAIN. For some of us that would be like heaven. But really? Do we want there to truly be no pain? We might want to rethink that. What if you touched something hot but felt no pain. What if you kept pushing yourself to work, run, play without feeling pain?  Not exactly a good thin......more

Although this book is certainly not for everyone who deals with chronic pain in their lives, it still gives some good points and some alternative activities to try. When medical practitioners say they cannot identify what is causing the pain, but they believe there is pain, some of this can help. It......more

I was very impressed! The author was very open and honest about how she has dealt with pain and what has helped and Not helped her over the years. She made me think about ways to deal with my pain that I haven’t considered and but will now be putting into play into my own daily struggle with pain!......more