David Corey Ph.D. Director of the Heath Recovery Clinic is the author of the best-selling self-help book, Pain, Learning to Live Without It. He has generously made his book available without charge on the Internet to all sufferers of chronic pain as well as to practitioners who would like to learn more about what is taught in his multidisciplinary clinic.   It is in pdf format, and can be downloaded below in three parts:
 
Part 1: Why We Hurt-the Human Body And Pain. (3.64 mb)
   
Part 2: Towards Solutions: Strategies for Overcoming Pain. (5.24 mb)
   
Part 3: Glossary, Suggested Reading and the Introduction by Dr. Hamilton Hall to the first edition. (2.78 mb)
 
 
You may also find useful the patient handbook Self-Management of Chronic Pain by Richard W. Hanson, Ph.D. Dr. Hansen is Program Director of the Chronic Pain Management Program of the Long Beach VA Healthcare System.  
   
© 2004 David Etlin MD FRCPC, Medical Director