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Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain by Ya-Ling J. Liou D.C

“In the first volume of a projected trilogy, Seattle chiropractor Liou presents a holistic approach to understanding, managing, and avoiding recurring pain. This veritable user’s manual for “every body” ably explains why we get hurt and what we can do about it.”- Publishers Weekly (BookLife)

Now you can get your companion guide to the treatment of your everyday aches and pains with Dr. Liou’s acclaimed new book: The Everyday Pain Guide.

Persistent pain affects one-fifth of adults in the U.S., according to a National Health Interview Survey. But those burning pains or stabbing pinches that seemingly come out of nowhere and plague day-to-day life are sending out an important warning signal. Something needs to change — now. Author Ya-Ling Liou, DC, sheds light on why pain develops, how to make it stop, and how to keep in from reoccurring in her new book, Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain (Return to Health Press, 2015). Liou warns that people need to take action when pain first flares up, before it becomes entrenched.

Liou applies her 20 year’s experience as both a chiropractic physician and teacher to transform complicated anatomical processes into easily understood concepts. Using cartoon-style illustrations and accessible analogies, she helps readers grasp the interplay between mechanical, chemical and emotional causes of pain. Liou compares pain caused by inflammation to “the body on fire,” and guides readers through the processes of “cooling the fire” and “fire-proofing the body.”

Witnessing the frustration and desperation of patients coming to her, often after exhausting both mainstream and alternative health care options, compelled Liou to give those in pain the means to move beyond their pursuit of the quick fix, and begin thinking “big picture.” She assures readers, “Our pain makes sense,” and inspires confidence that, by tapping into the body’s innate commonsense, everyone can experience a more pain-free existence.
Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain leads readers through an investigation that pinpoints the sources of pain, and how best to rehabilitate their over-stressed bodies. Liou reveals ways to deal with:

Mechanical stresses, such as daily repetitive movements, and ways to identify risks that can result in the strain of over-worked muscles and ligaments;
Chemical stresses, such as internal and external (environmental) irritants that cause inflammation, and the three ways to aid the body in flushing them away;
Emotional stresses, including poor self-image, and how befriending your body through knowledge and awareness can shift your outlook and help alleviate everyday pain.

Liou clearly spells out the functions of the systems involved in pain so that people can become their own experts on healing what ails them. Her invaluable advice, based on sound medical science, offers hope to people who have been living with chronic pain.

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