Fix the Fire Damage: Your go-to guide when pain first strikes (The Everyday Pain Guide)

Living up to its subtitle—Your go-to guide when pain first strikes—the tools in this book will show you what to do right away for relief when you feel immobilized and afraid to move. Volume 2 of The Everyday Pain Guide is for those moments in the middle of the night, on weekends or holidays, or any time when you can’t get in to see your providers. Perhaps you wake with a stiff neck, throw your back out after a long flight, or maybe freeze up completely after simply reaching for something. When pain makes it seem impossible to do anything at all, Fix the Fire Damage is the guide that lays out pivotal, gentle, and easy-to-follow Action Plans while walking you through the different stages of healing, starting with the very earliest. That first sign of pain is your best opportunity to swiftly transform the trajectory of each episode and decrease your suffering. With over 100 photos, illustrations, and diagrams in an easily searchable format, the reader is guided through smart ways to address the three different types of pain triggers: body mechanics, body chemistry, and stress biology. Ya-Ling J. Liou is an evidence-based chiropractic physician with more than three decades of clinical experience. The Everyday Pain Guide series distills not just a vast body of knowledge but also her collective experience as an adjunct faculty member at Bastyr University and, prior to that, while instructing massage therapy students in anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. Dr. Liou now lives, works, and writes in Seattle.