Pain Culprits!: Surprising Truths Behind Pain, How to Uncover the Cause, and What to Do about It

by Eileen Kopsaftis

Have pain programs and treatments failed you? They may be treating the wrong body part!Are you aware your ankle function can lead to knee, back, shoulder, or neck pain? Did you know your hip function can cause knee, back, or shoulder pain and even lead to urinary incontinence? Imagine learning how to stop your pain AND no longer needing disposable underwear! How can this be? This is because everything is connected to everything else. Have you found it increasingly difficult to ignore what is commonly called the “pain of aging”? Are you becoming limited in the things you can do that you used to do easily? It may have nothing to do with aging! People in their 70’s and beyond have seen profound results applying this knowledge. Back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain, ankle pain, neck pain, knee pain, pelvic pain, and so on, can all be resolved successfully when you do the right things. You just need to know what the right things are, and that is the reason for this book.Learn in-depth information about how your body functions that has only been available to healthcare and movement professionals until now. Discover many surprising facts behind pain that are not mainstream knowledge and the strategies to address them effectively. Lots of resources are provided to readers, such as free PDF docs, free video movement classes, and much more. Eileen Kopsaftis, P.T., has been helping people resolve pain and age well since 1994. She is passionate about empowering others so they can learn how to move without pain and have lifelong wellbeing.

Genres: Health

170 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2020

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is some interesting content in this book, but the whole premise of the book is essentially that everything the medical industry does to help you is actually hurting you and you need to go through the author's (paid) program if you want to be healthy and free of pain. I have no doubt that there is some merit to the program, but in many ways this book is simply an attack ad on the medical industry to try to convince the reader that physical therapy is the answer to every pain-related issue.

In my experience physical therapy can be just as damaging as any other treatment. Pain is such an individual thing that it is difficult to generalize, and naturally every care provider believes their solution is best. I think there are some valuable insights here, but I seriously doubt that program is as magical as it's made out to be for everyone. For some patients I'm sure it's really helpful.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is a physical therapist so her recommended solutions primarily involve physical therapy and also to a large extent proper diet and water drinking. I don't think she's necessarily wrong but this reads a lot like an infomercial for the system that works best by her. Since I don't have chronic pain and haven't checked out the web sites, I cannot verify the results. I read this book because I am curious about how the body works and do know people who suffer from severe pain. I'd like to avoid that as much as I can. The few pains I do have do feel a lot better once I get up and moving. However, I don't think pain is severe unless it interferes with sleep which is not typical for me. My rating is 3 stars because I don't like infomercial type books. I do believe the author's sincerity and do think people don't eat wholesome foods or move enough.

[nora beales · Rating 2 out of 5]

she shares only her knowledge

This could be a better book if she were to provide some exercises or techniques that are helpful for certain problems. All she does is drive home the fact that body movement and motion problems exist and can be relieved through correct body work. All 13 chapters worth of driving this home nothing more.

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written easy to understand

Explaining how the parts of the body work with each other is complex and a bit overwhelming, likely the reason training in the modalities takes so many hours to grasp. Eileen does a great job explaining in laymen terms and provides many resources. Her passion for teaching pain relief without drugs or surgery is refreshing in a medical world that is more about financial gain than true healing. I originally checked this book out of the library, but then purchased my own copy to study and for the resources.