The scientifically-proven step-by-step solution to ending chronic painFrom back pain to migraines, arthritis and sciatica, over 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain. It's a global epidemic that regularly resists treatment and can totally derail people's lives. But it doesn't have to be this way. This is the revolutionary message from psychotherapist Alan Gordon who, frustrated by the lack of effective treatment for his chronic pain, developed a highly successful approach to eliminating symptoms without surgery or medication.Based on the premise that pain starts in the brain not the body, Gordon's Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) enables you to rewire your neural circuits and turn off 'stuck' pain signals. In a ground-breaking study, PRT helped 98% of patients reduce their pain levels, 66% were completely cured, and it was shown to have lasting effects over 6 months later.In The Way Out, Gordon provides an easy-to-follow guide to ending your pain with PRT. Drawing on cutting-edge research along with his own experiences as a chronic pain sufferer, he will help you:- Understand your pain and why it's a false alarm- Use mindfulness techniques to 'unlearn' your pain - Develop long-term strategies for living pain-freeAccessible, practical and full of real-life stories from Gordon's clinical practice, this book is essential reading for anyone trapped in a cycle of pain and looking for a way out.

Autorentext
Alan Gordon is the founder and director of the Pain Psychology Center in California, a leading treatment facility for chronic pain sufferers that sees over 1,500 patients from around the world every year. Debilitated by chronic pain throughout his body for several years and frustrated by the lack of effective treatment, Gordon developed the ground-breaking Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) a highly effective system of psychological techniques that rewire the brain's neural circuits to turn off stuck pain signals. He is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Southern California. Alon Ziv has a degree in neuroscience and was awarded the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching in Biology from UCLA.

Klappentext
'With straightforward and practical wisdom, The Way Out presents a sophisticated yet simple approach to understanding and healing chronic pain.' Dr Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal

'Quite possibly the most important pain book ever written. The Way Out will be the answer for millions who live in constant agony.' Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind

Chronic pain is a global epidemic.

28 million people in the UK alone struggle with back pain, headaches or some other pain that resists all treatment, often being told again and again that there is no cure.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

Frustrated by the lack of effective treatment for his own debilitating pain, psychotherapist Alan Gordon developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a mind-body protocol that eliminated his own chronic pain and has transformed the lives of thousands of his patients. In a ground-breaking study, PRT helped 98% of patients reduce their pain levels and 66% were completely cured.

Now, in his incredible and inspiring book, The Way Out, Gordon shows you how to:

• Understand how the brain can unintentionally 'learn' chronic pain
• Turn off pain signals that have become 'stuck'
• Use revolutionary techniques to break the cycle of fear that causes chronic pain
• Develop long-term strategies for living pain-free

**Game-changing, practical and full of real-life stories from Gordon's clinical practice, The Way Out will change the way you think about pain forever - and give you a way out of your own chronic pain.

'All chronic pain patients owe it to themselves to read this book'** Andrew Weil, MD*, New York Times* bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing

'Every clinician who treats chronic pain should read The Way Out' Steven Richeimer, MD, Chief of Pain Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine

'The Way Out is quite simply the most effective treatment for chronic pain' Howard Schubiner, MD, clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and founder and director of the Mind-Body Medicine Program, Ascension Providence Hospital

Zusammenfassung

Rewire your brain, end your pain.

From back pain to migraines, arthritis and sciatica, over 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from regular or chronic pain, 28 million in the UK alone. It's a global epidemic that regularly resists treatment and can totally derail people's lives. But it doesn't have to be this way.

This is the revolutionary message from psychotherapist Alan Gordon who, frustrated by the lack of effective treatment for his own debilitating pain, developed a highly successful approach to eliminating symptoms without surgery or medication, offering a viable and drug-free alternative to existing and often addictive methods.

Based on the premise that pain starts in the brain not the body, Gordon's Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) enables you to rewire your neural circuits and turn off 'stuck' pain signals*.* In a ground-breaking study, PRT helped 98% of patients reduce their pain levels and 66% were completely cured. What's more, these dramatic changes held up over time.

In The Way Out, Gordon provides an easy-to-follow guide to ending your pain with PRT. Drawing on cutting-edge research along with his own experiences as a chronic pain sufferer, he will help you:

• Understand how the brain can unintentionally 'learn' chronic pain
• Turn off pain signals that have become 'stuck' - these are false alarms
• Use revolutionary techniques to break the cycle of fear that causes chronic pain
• Develop long-term strategies for living pain-free

Game-changing, practical and full of real-life stories from Gordon's clinical practice, this book will change the way you think about pain forever - and give you a way out of your pain today.