A groundbreaking mind-body protocol for chronic pain.
Alan Gordon, LCSW, is the founder and director of the Pain
Psychology Center where he oversees a team of 25 therapists. He
developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a cutting-edge protocol
for treating chronic pain, and just completed a groundbreaking
neuroimaging study on the efficacy of PRT in conjunction with the
University of Colorado Boulder. Alan was featured on CBS's The
Doctors, where he conducted the first fMRI case study of a patient
eliminating chronic pain. He is an adjunct assistant professor at
USC and has presented on the topic of pain treatment at conferences
and trainings throughout the country.
Alon Ziv has a degree in neuroscience and was awarded the
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching in Biology from UCLA. He is
the author of Breeding Between the Lines- Why Interracial People
Are Healthier and More Attractive and has appeared on the BBC
London Evening News, NPR, BBC Radio, and local radio across the
United States. Alon co-founded PrepU, an adaptive learning system
for the sciences that has been used by college students more than 1
billion times.
"The Way Out is a groundbreaking approach to the treatment of
chronic pain that gives hope to those who were thought to be
incurable. All chronic pain patients owe it to themselves to read
this book."
–Andrew Weil, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
Spontaneous Healing
“With straightforward and practical wisdom, The Way Out presents a
sophisticated yet simple approach to understanding and healing
chronic pain—an approach grounded in advanced science and proven
clinical experience.”
–Gabor Maté MD, author of When the Body Says No
"At long last, a successful treatment for chronic, disabling pain.
The Way Out provides valuable information about the ailment of
pain, and many helpful suggestions on how to heal."
–Aaron Beck, MD, founder of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),
emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School
of Medicine
“In The Way Out, Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv have written a
marvelously useful book. Frankly, I wish I had written this book!
The Way Out provides a scientifically valid approach for treating
(and often curing) chronic pain. In addition to being a useful
book, it is an easy and enjoyable read. Alan and Alon effectively
use patient examples to explain and illustrate the techniques.
Every person who suffers with chronic pain will find comfort and
healing in the pages of The Way Out. Every clinician who treats
chronic pain should read The Way Out, they will become a wiser and
better guide for their patients.”
–Steven Richeimer, MD, Chief of Pain Medicine, USC Keck School of
Medicine
“The Way Out offers a wonderfully clear and compelling combination
of personal experience and the latest breakthroughs in brain
science to show how to reduce chronic pain. Beautifully written,
with gentle humor and genuine compassion, the authors start from
acknowledging the reality of chronic pain and invite you to try
techniques that promise a new freedom that might have seemed
impossible – a transformation that will affect both you and those
with whom you share your life.”
–Mark Williams, emeritus professor of clinical psychology,
University of Oxford, coauthor of Mindfulness
"If you suffer from chronic pain (or know someone who does), The
Way Out is an optimistic, science-based book about managing the
mind-body connection to healing. Alan Gordon writes with
compassion, empathy, and a deep understanding of living with pain.
Finding relief from his own suffering prompted him to find freedom
for others.”
–Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change
“Quite possibly the most important pain book ever written. The Way
Out will be the answer for millions who live in constant agony.
There is healing without drugs or dangerous surgeries, and The Way
Out is the book to help you finally find healing. As a former
chronic pain sufferer, I know firsthand how every area of your life
will improve when you are finally out of constant pain. Read this
book, you deserve it.”
–Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind
“The Way Out highlights the role of neuroplasticity in chronic pain
and explores how to tackle it. This is a great positive step
forward in chronic pain treatment."
–Clifford Woolf, MD, professor of neurology and neurobiology,
Harvard Medical School
“A compelling journey and fascinating read. In The Way Out, Gordon
and Ziv bring together serendipity and science, demonstrating the
power of the mind, and how we all can harness our own brains for
healing.”
–Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of
Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind
“The strain in pain lies mainly in the brain. This
accessible, warm book is a re-minder of how you can learn to better
control pain by learning to think differently about it.”
–David Spiegel, MD, Willson Professor and Associate Chair of
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center for
Integrative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine,
coauthor of Trance and Treatment
“It’s long been assumed that chronic pain is irreversible, but The
Way Out introduces an approach that proves otherwise. I have seen
the power of this treatment firsthand. Patients who suffered for
years or even decades have made remarkable recoveries. The Way Out
is quite simply the most effective treatment for chronic pain.”
–Howard Schubiner, MD, founder and director of the Mind-Body
Medicine Program, Ascension Providence Hospital
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