Dr. Fishman goes behind the scenes of leading pain centers to narrate astounding breakthroughs in pain medicine, from new classes of painkilling drugs to futuristic surgical procedures that can target individual nerves. His integrative and visionary mind-body approach to mastering pain employs an arsenal of traditional and "alternative" weapons, including acupuncture, behavioral, cognitive, and physical therapy. No matter what their condition, pain sufferers will find comfort in Dr. Fishman's compassionate message of hope and strength in his courage to face pain head-on.
-- There are an estimated 40 million chronic pain sufferers in the United States alone.
-- One quarter of all sick days are due to the debilitating effects of chronic pain.
-- One-third of the population suffers from chronic pain at any one time.