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Chronic pain resources
Chronic pain resources
Living with migraine can sometimes mean living with ongoing or persistent pain. These resources may provide helpful information, practical strategies and support for managing chronic pain.
This isn’t a comprehensive list of chronic pain resources available. The resources below have been recommended by people in our community and may be a good starting point to understand more about chronic pain.
If you know of a resource that could help others living with migraine and chronic pain, we’d love to hear from you. Please email info@migrainefoundation.org.nz.
Book recommendations
- Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat Zinn
- Explain Pain, by David S. Butler & G. Lorimer Moseley
- The Explain Pain Handbook: Protectometer, by G. Lorimer Moseley & David S. Butler
- The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Health Chronic Pain, by Alan Gordon
- The Pain-Free Mindset: 7 Steps to Taking Control and Overcoming Chronic Pain, by Deepak Ravindran
- The Brain’s Way of Healing, by Norman Doidge
- Mind Your Body: A Revolutionary Program to Release Chronic Pain and Anxiety, by Nicole J Sachs
- They Can’t Find Anything Wrong!, by David Clarke
- When the Body Says No, by Gabor Maté
- Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression, Howard Schubiner MD
- Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal, Dr. Rachel Zoffness
- The Pain Management Workbook: Powerful CBT and Mindfulness Skills to Take Control of Pain and Reclaim Your Life, Dr. Rachel Zoffness
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk
- Living Well with Pain and Illness: Using Mindfulness to Free Yourself From Suffering, by Vidyamala Burch
- Mindfulness for Health: A Practical Guide to Relieving Pain, Reducing Stress and Restoring Wellness, by Danny Penman & Vidyamala Burch
- Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression, by Howard Schubiner
Apps
- Curable
- Insight Timer – recommend starting with Adele Stewart, Sarah Hadfield, Vidyamala Burch and Alec Kassin
