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Beyond Pain Management:
Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
To the surprise of doctors and patients alike, recent scientific research is reversing what health
professionals have long assumed to be the cause of chronic back pain. While usually attributed to
damaged disks or other structures of the spine, new evidence points to a cycle of psychological
stress, muscle tension, and fear-based avoidance of activity that is the true cause for the
vast majority of sufferers. This workshop will introduce the Back Sense program--a
step-by-step, mind/body approach that integrates advances in rehabilitation
medicine with psychodynamic, behavioral, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Participants will learn how to free their patients from chronic back, neck,
and sciatic pain without surgery or other costly treatments.
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