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Resources: Books

Disclaimer: Painaustralia aims to provide consumers with information about pain management options. The listing of pain therapies, programs and resources on our website is not an endorsement of these options. Individuals should consult with their clinician about the best options for their pain management.

The following books are highly regarded resources on pain and pain management

MIND my PAIN, Chronic Pain Self Management Journal, by Kim Sullivan

Developed and written by our CAG member, Kim Sullivan, the MIND my PAIN journal is a tool to help manage, organise, monitor and record all health information. Click the image for more information.

Exercise for Persisting Pain, by ESSA - eBook

Our member organisation Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) has launched a new eBook, Exercise for Persisting Pain. The book has been designed to help those living with chronic pain, as well as their carers, family, and friends to understand how exercise can help them to manage pain and improve quality of life. Click the image to download.

Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness meditation for everyday life

Breaking Through the Pain Barrier: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins

Written by our own CAG member, Gabriella Kelly-Davies, Breaking Through the Pain Barrier tells the story of Painaustralia's founder Dr Michael Cousins.

Manage your pain

Best-selling book about self-management written by Australian health professionals.

The explain pain handbook: Protectometer

The Handbook represents the most up to date thinking from Moseley and Butler.

A changed and uplifted Life

Story of Caroline Cochrane and her journey

The pain book

Step-by-step guide to multidisciplinary pain management written by Australian health professionals

The brain that changes itself

Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science

Rewire your pain

Book about rewiring your brain and winning back your life.

The spinal cord injury pain book

How pain works and the unique challenges faced by people with SCI

Explain pain

Book about pain science and pain management written by Australian health professionals

Painful yarns

Compilation of hilarious stories and images intended to help explain the complexity of pain in a light-hearted way

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

How to cope with stress, pain and illness using mindfulness meditation

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Our capacity to influence government policy and improve understanding and management of pain is directly related to the strength of our membership network. Your support could make all the difference.
 

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With one in five Australians living with pain it is likely that someone you know is directly affected. Painaustralia is the national peak body working to improve the quality of life of people living with pain, their families and carers, and to minimise the social and economic burden of pain.

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