Product Description

Studies show that patients who contribute to their own treatment and recovery fare better in rehabilitation.Tailoring the concept for those suffering from joint pain, orthopedic psychologist Kate O'Shea draws from her patients and her own congenital hip orblems (she has four major surgeries by the time she was thirteen) to describe a program for caring for the emotional and physical body while healing joint pain or after surgery. Conventional medical care, thouch technologically sophisticated, often ignores the humanity of individuals--patients are on their own once they are home. Healing Hip, Joint and Knee Pain offers exercises, breathing techniques, visualization and writing suggestions for becoming aware emotionally and for enhancing awareness of the healing joint. Drawing from Rosen work, Feldenkrais, Eutony, and orthopedic psychologym O'Shea provides the reader with inviting methods to hasten healing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #565360 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-28
• Released on: 1998-01-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
"How carelessly and often roughly we use our bodies, for the most part--and how lacking we are in understanding what they are trying to tell us. Healing Hip, Joint and Knee Pain fills the gap so often left by a purely anatomical or surgical approach."
- Oliver Sacks, M.D.

"Healing Hip, Joint and Knee Pain is a gem of a book. It guides individuals in making changes in their lives that contribute to their whole being. The experiential illustrated exercises help the reader learn new skills to promote self-healing."
- Barbara Dossey, RB, MS, FAAN

"Discussing 'moving back into your body' after surgery, coping with damage to your physical self, and trusting your emotional and physical structure, Kate O'Shea helps you to become a more active participant in your health--and whole life."
- Yoga Journal

About the Author
Kate S. O'Shea M.A., lives on a houseboat in Sausalito, with her husband, Herb Isenberg, their two dogs, and two cats.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!
Finally a book worth the time to read and use. Too often, with the ongoing flood of New-Age stratagies for self-help and self-healing, one is inundated by worthless clap-trap. This book is so insightful and thoughtfully written that is easily rises above the din, providing the reader with real options and real-life techniques not only to cope but to heal and flourish. Buy it! Read it! Put it to work and thrive!

A little bit deceptive
I bought this book hoping to help avoid hip surgery. This is much more a manual for post operative recovery than anything about healing pre-surgery. The book is made wider in scope by doing exactly what the title does. That is, explaining all about post operative recovery and then just adding the words "and injury" to a sentence here and there.

A complete guide to healing ones hips and body
Well written and a pleasure to read - the author is incredible !

Not only did I heal my hip but I also increase my awareness of the relationship between my emotions and my healing