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More copies of this ISBNeBook editionsConquering Your Child's Chronic Pain: A Pediatrician's Guide for Reclaiming a Normal Childhoodby Lonnie K Zeltzer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From a renowned expert in the field, a parent's guide to managing their child's chronic pain—to give back normal life to the 1 in 5 children for whom pain is a serious problem. A child's chronic pain undermines school performance and social and emotional health, erodes finances, and devastates the family. This book reveals what parents can do to alleviate their child's pain on a daily basis. Dr. Zeltzer's clinic is renowned for treatment of pediatric pain stemming from headaches, arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome; fibromyalgia, and more, via a multidisciplinary approach including specialists in psychiatry, hypnotherapy, yoga, acupuncture, biofeedback, and others. Based on more than 30 years study, Dr. Zeltzer offers ways to take control of the pain and ultimately become pain-free. She explains how to tell if the pain has become chronic, soothe the nervous system, reactivate the body's natural pain control mechanisms, which medications are most effective, breathing, muscle relaxation and visualization techniques, how to reduce parents' guilt and much more. It is never too late to treat pain in children, no matter how long it has lasted, says Dr. Zeltzer. Her book offers help and hope to families desperately in need. Synopsis:A nationally recognized leader in the field of pediatric pain management, Dr. Lonnie K. Zeltzer offers an invaluable guide to control the pain that plagues your child, from headaches to arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and more. Drawing on more than 30 years of study and combining modern medicine with complementary methods such as hypnotherapy, yoga, acupuncture, and biofeedback, Dr. Zeltzer explains how to Soothe the nervous system <LI>Reactivate the bodys natural pain control mechanisms <LI>Determine which medications are most effective <LI>Implement relaxation techniques <LI>Reduce parentsguilt <LI>And more Dr. Zeltzer says, "It is never too late to treat pain in children, no matter how long it has lasted," and Conquering Your Child's Chronic Pain is the essential tool for rebuilding a normal life for many families today.
About the AuthorLonnie K. Zeltzer, M.D., is director of the Pediatric Pain Program at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA; professor of pediatrics, anesthesiology, and psychiatry at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; and medical director of the Trinity KidsCare Pediatric Hospice. She lives in Encino, California. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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