Boldly exposing the commonly held and practiced misconceptions in the field of chronic pain management and providing the practical and tested alternatives to achieve the goal of successfully managing chronic pain. Based on the experience of the author in over 15 years of clinical experience in the field, this book will provide previously unavailable insight into the nature of chronic pain and the keys to conquering it. This book also deconstructs much of the conventional wisdom on the subject of chronic pain and describes how and why mainstream medicine came to hold and promulgate these concepts.A griping and enlightening experience for both the sufferers of chronic pain and anyone touched by this scourge.
David Gordon was born in New York City. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. His work has also appeared in The Paris Review, Purple, and Fence among other publications.