How does pain work?

Rachel Zoffness, PhD, author of The Chronic Pain & Illness Workbook for Teens, answers "How does pain work?"

In this powerful and easy-to-use workbook, Pediatric pain specialist Rachel Zoffness offers evidence-based strategies to help teens turn the volume down on chronic pain and illness and get back to living their lives. Teens learn how pain affects both their mind and body, how negative emotions can make pain worse, and strategies to help them turn the volume down on their pain, so they can go back to enjoying activities that they love. Teens will also learn mindfulness and relaxation exercises, including belly breathing and body scan to help manage pain in the moment.

Living with chronic pain and illness can be difficult, scary, and sometimes lonely. But there are real tools teens with chronic pain can use now to help them feel better. Blending cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), The Chronic Pain & Illness Workbook for Teens provides proven-effective solutions to help teens take control of their pain and get back to being themselves.