![]() This book is packed with “case studies” of individuals with pain and their adventures through the medical system-what worked, what failed to work, how they understood their experience, and how the system works. As in a novel or a documentary, key characters appear, such as Melzack and Wall. Throughout the book, Marni Jackson covers topics such as mental versus physical pain, malingering, and the relationship of pain to disease. The fact that the author is a journalist by trade means that the writing is both factual and fluent. This is not a textbook or a research paper, just the result of one lay individual's curiosity and desire to know more. From her journalist perspective, she does her homework. The journalist author uses her skills to uncover every aspect of pain, leaving no page unturned and no corner unexplored. ![]() The book provides a readable and comprehensive explanation of a convoluted topic. Other chapters include the history of pain and ways pain is treated according to a comprehensive list of approaches. ![]() In the first chapter, we learn why the author was driven to study this topic (her own personal injury causing introspection and journalistic skills to run wild). ![]() It has the feel of a good novel but is full of insights into why we hurt, what it is like to hurt, and how we deal with it (or not). This book is well written and easy to follow. ![]() Although you may be tempted to read only a few chapters of this book initially, after those few, you will want to read more. ![]()
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