Yoga and science in pain care: treating the person in pain

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1. Lived Experience of Pain / Joletta Belton -- 2. Current Research in Yoga and Pain / Steffany Moonaz -- 3. The Current State(s) and Theor(y)ies on Pain Management (sic) / Matthew J. Taylor -- 4. Yoga and Yoga Therapy / Marlysa Sullivan -- 5. Pain Biology and Sensitization / Neil Pearson -- 6. Polyvagal Theory and the Gunas: A Model for Autonomic Regulation in Pain / Matt Erb -- 7. Integrating Pain Science Education, Movement and Yoga / Neil Pearson -- 8. Breathing and Pranayama in Pain Care / Shelly Prosko -- 9. Body Awareness, Bhavana and Pratyahara / Lori Rubenstein Fazzio -- 10. Ingredients for Pain Care: Nutrition and Yoga / Matt Erb -- 11. Transforming Psycho-Emotional Pain / Michael Lee -- 12. Pain, Addiction, and Yoga / Tracey Sondik -- 13. Pain, A Loss to Be Grieved / Antonio Sausys -- 14. Compassion in Pain Care / Shelly Prosko -- 15. Connection, Meaningful Relationship, and Purpose in Life: Social and Existential Concerns in Pain Care / Marlysa Sullivan.;The book takes an integrated approach to pain rehabilitation and combines pain science, rehabilitation and yoga with evidence-based approaches from respected contributors. They demonstrate how to integrate the concepts, philosophies and practices of yoga and pain science in working with people in pain. An essential and often overlooked part of pain rehabilitation is listening to, working with, learning from, and validating the person in pain's lived experience. The book expounds on the movement to a more patient-valued, partnership-based biopsychosocial-spiritual model of healthcare where the patient is an active and empowered participant, as opposed to a model where the healthcare provider is 'fixing' the passive patient. It also explains how practitioners can address the entire human being in pain, and how to include the person as an expert for more effective and self-empowered care.