Publisher's Synopsis
Individuals with chronic pain suffer not only from the torment of physical pain, but also from a healthcare system that, through ignorance, arrogance, and greed, further abuses them. Written in plain English by pain specialists, Validate Your Pain! Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up (3rd Edition) tells the inside story of a healthcare system gone awry and of how individuals with chronic pain pay the price in terms of physical, emotional, and financial suffering. But it goes further. Validate Your Pain! helps the reader to transcend validation and move toward empowerment and recovery from the bonds of chronic pain by providing practical, step-by-step advice for successfully maneuvering through the healthcare minefield. No other book takes on these important and controversial issues. Validate Your Pain! does. "...I urge all pain patients and professionals to hear the message of Validate Your Pain! This courageous book is right on target and shows the way to compassionate care of the future...NOW! There is nothing else even close to this book on the market." ...Patti Wright, Leader and Founder, Fibromyalgia Friends Support Group Henderson, Nevada FMAngels3@aol.com
