Saloni Sharma - The Pain Solution: 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication

Absolutely brilliant! A must-read for all Americans with ongoing pain an essential yet practical guide to solving your pain problems.

Robin Raju, DO, assistant professor, orthopaedics and rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine

A remarkable book, full of empathy and empowerment for those suffering from chronic pain. Dr. Sharmas Relief-5R plan informs and supports us to make clear and reachable steps to markedly reduce pain and enhance health!

Erik Ensrud, MD, professor of physiatry and neurology, University of Kansas

Dr. Sharmas book empowers the patient, illuminates nondrug remedies, and revives practitioners treatment repertoires. It is a great resource for those confronting pain.

Ronnen Abramov, DO, pain medicine specialist, Princeton Medical Center

This book is a critical read for anyone suffering from chronic pain and in need of tangible, concrete strategies to get back to a more normal life, one less reliant on medications and instead more focused on centering activities that improve overall wellness. Its so timely, given the havoc the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked on many individuals suffering with chronic pain and addiction disorders.

Vin Gupta, MD, MPA, professor and health policy expert; senior principal, health, at Amazon; and medical analyst at NBC News

Dr. Saloni Sharmas book provides empathic, sound clinical advice to the millions of patients experiencing and managing chronic back pain. Dr. Sharmas Relief-5R plan is a helpful approach that enables patients to set small goals toward creating lasting habits. I love how she describes them as microboosts little steps that boost you toward ease and relief. I know my patients will benefit from Dr. Sharmas guidance and techniques.

Deborah A. Venesy, MD, senior staff, Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health

The Pain Solution offers what the title promises. You can, by reading this book, discover your best self and be free of the pains of your past. Read, learn, and be guided to a more comfortable life, and let the healing begin!

Bernie Siegel, MD,New York Times bestselling author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and No Endings, Only Beginnings

Dr. Sharma offers a simple framework and reasonable strategies to navigate an often complicated and daunting path to optimal health. I will wholeheartedly recommend this book to my patients, friends, and family.

John Vasudevan, MD, CAQSM, associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, and medical director, Rock n Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon

Chronic pain is arguably the most soul-sapping, joy-gutting adversity an ever-increasing portion of our population our loved ones, colleagues, selves struggles with every day. Dr. Sharmas groundbreaking and scientifically solid book upshifts us from victims to healers. The Pain Solution equips us with a potent and vital blend of self-efficacy, action, hope, and control. This is the book you will want to give to anyone and everyone who is in pain and suffering.

Paul G. Stoltz, PhD, globally bestselling author of Adversity Quotient and GRIT and founder and CEO of PEAK Learning, Inc.

Dr. Sharma has outlined a tremendous process that will help all people who suffer from chronic pain. Her five-step solution applies to anyone with any type of chronic pain and is a great series of options that patients can use in the comfort of their own homes to relieve (or prevent the occurrence of) pain. Dr. Sharma is an incredible colleague who is world-renowned for her conservative and effective treatment options for patients with chronic pain, and it is no surprise that she has written a seminal work on this topic.

Ameet Nagpal, MD, MS, MEd, division chief, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina

As a physician who sees patients in pain on a daily basis, Dr. Sharma has written a must-read book for all who have ever had debilitating pain to learn how to regain control of their lives and pursue the version of themselves they can only dream of now. This is the most comprehensive but approachable guide to why we hurt and what we can do about it. It starts with a self-assessment that allows us to identify opportunities for growth and improvement, then shows us how to achieve them. For those of us currently hurting, she helps us understand how we got to where we are and how to get out of there!

Ai Mukai, MD, faculty, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, and pain management specialist, Texas Orthopedics Sports and Rehabilitation, OrthoLoneStar, Austin

Copyright 2022 by Saloni Sharma, MD

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Sharma, Saloni, author.

Title: The pain solution : 5 steps to relieve and prevent back pain, muscle pain, and joint pain without medication / Saloni Sharma, MD, FAAPMR, LAc ; foreword by Andrew Weil, MD.

Description: Novato, California : New World Library, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: A patient-proven approach to pain prevention, relief, and eradication without medication, surgery, or special equipmentProvided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022000218 (print) | LCCN 2022000219 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608687930 (paperback) | ISBN 9781608687947 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: PainAlternative treatment. | BackacheAlternative treatment. | MyalgiaAlternative treatment. | JointsDiseasesAlternative treatment.

Classification: LCC RB127 .S46 2022 (print) | LCC RB127 (ebook) | DDC 616/.0472dc23/eng/20220126

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000218

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022000219

First printing, May 2022

ISBN 978-1-60868-793-0