The Pain-Free Program

Chapter One

If you are reading this book, you are probably among the thousands of frustrated, angry people who are looking for help with their physical challenges and pain. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, for thirty-five million Americans-that's one in every seven-their movement is restricted by a musculoskeletal disorder, such as a broken bone, myofascial pain, arthritis, or a sports trauma. Pain sufferers are everywhere, from all walks of life and all ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic levels, and ages. The common thread connecting these individuals is pain, either chronic (typically defined as pain that lasts longer than three months) or acute (pain that has more of a rapid onset to levels that often motivate a person to seek intervention).

Perhaps the pain you have is new. Maybe it's one more pain in a long list of pains that has prompted you to finally take action. Or maybe it's chronic pain that never went away or has disappeared, only to come back again. These scenarios often develop when chronic pain is improperly addressed over time. When this happens, the damage exceeds the body's level of tolerance, and the pain ... read full excerpt from The Pain-Free Program: A Proven Method to Relieve Back, Neck, Shoulder, and Joint Pain ebook