Coping with Chronic Pain (Headline Health series) A guide to understanding and treating your symptoms

Many people live with chronic pain. For some, it's an occasional inconvenience but, for others, it's a huge burden, with a very serious effect on their day to day lives.

In Coping with Chronic Pain, Dr Ilan Lieberman explains the current scientific understanding of what chronic pain is, how many different types of chronic pain there are, what causes it and why certain people suffer with chronic pain but others don't. This book will examine how to manage chronic pain, the treatment options available and answer commonly asked questions.

This easy-to-understand guide will give you all the information you need to better understand chronic pain and take the next steps in managing or seeking treatment for this condition.

Dr Ilan Lieberman is a Consultant in Pain Medicine based in Manchester at Wythenshawe Hospital, as part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and The Wilmslow Hospital. He qualified from the London Hospital Medical College and gained his fellowship from the Royal College of Anaesthesia.