book: The Pain Chronicles - Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering

[Guest guest]

I've stumbled across a book on chronic pain that I am really enjoying. The

author is a journalist with chronic pain who got an opportunity to write a

series of articles about chronic pain. She covers the history, different

ways of looking at and treating pain, religious, social and psychological

interpretations, and interweaves her own and several other peoples struggles

with chronic pain. It is easy to read, thought provoking and emotionally

satisfying. I am going to recommend it to my doctor. It is:

THE PAIN CHRONICLES

Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the

Science of Suffering

By Thernstrom

Here is the NY Times book review:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/books/20book.html?ref=books

And this is a link to an excerpt of the book:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/books/20book.html?scp=1 & sq=%22Excerpt:%20%E2%8\

0%98The%20Pain%20Chronicles%E2%80%99%20%22 & st=cse