Description
Book SynopsisPain seems like a fairly straightforward experience you get hurt and it, well, hurts. But how would you describe it? By the number of broken bones or stitches? By the cause the crowning baby, the sharp knife, the straying lover? What does a 7 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 really mean?
Pain is complicated. But most of the time, the way we treat pain is superficial we seek out states of perfect painlessness by avoiding it at all costs, or suppressing it, usually with drugs. This has left us hurting all the more.
Through in-depth interviews, investigation into the history of pain and original research, Ouch! paints a new picture of pain as a complex and multi-layered phenomenon. Authors Margee Kerr and Linda McRobbie Rodriguez tell the stories of sufferers and survivors, courageous kids and their brave parents, athletes and artists, people who find healing and pleasure in pain, and scientists pushing the boundaries of pain research, to challenge the notion that
Table of Contents
Introduction: Pain (Probably) Isn't What You Think 1: What Is Pain? 2: Who is in Charge of Pain? 3: The Cure and the Cause 4: Kids Need Pain - And So Do the Rest of Us 5: A Visit to the Pain Cave 6: The 'Shocking' Truth: Pain is Useful 7: Hurts So Good: When Pain is Pleasure 8: I Feel Your Pain 9: How to Tell Better Stories About Pain Select References Acknowledgements Index
