Resources
- 250 Tips for Making Life With Arthritis Easier – by Shelley Peterman Schwarz
- Anti-Arthritis Diet: Increase Mobility and Reduce Pain with This 28-Day Life-Changing Program – by Joseph Kandel
- Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: The Active Person’s Guide to Taking Charge – by Ronald J. Allen
- Arthritis Relief: Breakthroughs in Natural Healing – by Deborah L. Wilcox-Jamieson, Deborah L. Wilcox
- Arthritis Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Specific Forms of Arthritis and Related Disorders, Including Rheumatoid Arthritis – by Allan R. Cook
- Arthritis: An American Yoga Association Guide – by Alice Christensen
- Arthritis: How You Can Benefit from Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, Exercise, and Other Natural Methods (Getting Well Naturally Series) – by Michael T. Murray
- Exercise and Arthritis: A Guide to Pain-Free Movement – by Margaret Hills and Janet Horwood
- Exercise Beats Arthritis: An Easy-to-Follow Program of Exercises – by Valerie Sayce and Ian Fraser
- Finding Ways: Recovering from Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Alternative Medicine – by Barbara Jay Nies
- Health Organizer: A Personal Health-Care Record – by the Arthritis Foundation
- The Arthritis Action Program: An Integrated Plan of Traditional and Complementary Therapies – by Michael E. Weinblatt
- The Arthritis Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to Alternative Therapies and Conventional Treatments for Arthritic Diseases – By Leonid Gordin and Craig Weatherby
- The Arthritis Exercise Book: Gentle, Joint-By-Joint Exercises to Keep You Flexible and Independent – by Gwen, R.N., B.S.N. Ellert, Barry Koehler
- The Arthritis Foundation’s Guide to Alternative Therapies – by Judith Horstman
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Back and Neck Pain
- 7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain Using the McKenzie Method – by Robin A. McKenzie and Craig Kubey
- Back Care Basics: A Doctor’s Gentle Yoga Program for Back and Neck Pain Relief – by Mary Pullig Schatz
- Back Pain Remedies For Dummies – by Michael Sinel, MD and William Deardorff, Ph.D
- Back Pain Understood: A Cutting-Edge Approach To Healing Your Back – by Brian Hainline
- Chronic Back Pain: Moving On – by Julie Zimmerman, PT
- Heal Your Aching Back: What A Harvard Doctor Wants You To Know About Finding Relief & Keeping Your Back Strong – by Jeffrey N. Katz and Gloria Parkinson
- Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection – by John E. Sarno
- Low Back Pain and Osteoporosis – by Simeon Margolis, M.D. , Ph.D. and John J. Kostuik, M.D.
- Natural Medicine for Back Pain: The Best Alternative Methods for Banishing Back Aches from Acupressure & Chiropractic to Nutrition & Yoga – by Glenn S. Rothfeld, M.D. and Suzanne LeVert
- The Back Pain Book – by Steve Lockhart
- The Back Pain Helpbook – by James E. Moore, PhD., Kate Lorig, R.N., Dr.P.H., Michael Von Korff, Sc.D., Virginia M. Gonzalez, M.P.H., Diana D. Lautent, M.P.H.
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Healing Back Pain – by Deborah S. Romaine
- The MindBody Workbook – by David Schechter M.D.
- Treat Your Own Back – by Robin McKenzie
- Treat Your Own Neck – by Robin McKenzie
- YMCA Healthy Back Book – by YMCA and Patricia Sammann
Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
- America Exhausted: Breakthrough Treatments of Fatigue and Fibromyalgia – by Dr. Edward J. Conley
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses – by Katherine Berne, Ph.D.
- Coping With Fibromyalgia (Fibrositis) – by Beth Ediger
- Disease Of A Thousand Names – by Dr. David Bell.
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual – by Devin Starlanyl, M.D. and Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A.
- Fibromyalgia Simple Relief Through Movement – by Stacie Bigelow
- Fibromyalgia, A Comprehensive Approach – by Miryam Williamson
- Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach – by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
- Fibromyalgia: A Comprehensive Approach – What You Can Do About Chronic Pain and Fatigue – by Miryam Williamson
- Fibromyalgia: Managing The Pain – by Mark Pellegrino, M.D.
- Finding Strength in Weakness: Help and Hope for Families Battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – by Lynn Vanderzalm and David S. Bell
- From Fatigued to Fantastic! A Proven Program to Regain Vibrant Health – by Jacob Teitelbaum
- If You Would Just Get Out of Bed: My Life With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – by Stephanie Kelley
- Invisible Illnesses: Non-Drug Solutions to Understand and Reversing the Common Denominators – by Gloria Gilbere Ph.D.
- Just Fine: Unmasking Concealed Chronic Illness and Pain – by Carol Sveilich, M.A.
- Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You…That You Need to Know – by Mary J. Shomon
- Natural Choices for Fibromyalgia: Discover Your Personal Method for Pain Relief – by Jane Oelke, N.D., Ph.D.
- Patches of Sunshine: A Daily Devotional for Fibromyalgia Patients – by Nancy Sonneman
- Reversing Fibromyalgia – by Dr. Joe Elrod
- Reversing Fibromyalgia: How to Treat and Overcome Fibromyalgia and Other Arthritis-Related Diseases – by Joe M. Elrod
- Sick and Tired Of Feeling Sick and Tired – by Paul J. Donoghue, Ph.D. and Mary E. Siegel, Ph.D.
- The Fibromyalgia Advocate: Getting The Support You Need To Cope with Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome – by Dr. Devin J. Starlanyl
- The Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Resource Book and Life Planner Workbook – by Dawn Hughes
- The Fibromyalgia Help Book – by Jenny Fransen, R.N., and I. Jon Russell, M.D.
- The Fibromyalgia Survivor – by Mark Pellegrino
- Understanding Post-Traumatic Fibromyalgia – by Mark Pellegrino, M.D.
- We Are Not Alone, Learning To Live With Chronic Illness – by Sefra Kobrin Pitzele
- We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & the Politics of Disease – by Rik Carlson
- When Muscle Pain Won’t Go Away – by Gayle Backstrom with Dr. Bernard R. Rubin
General Pain Resources
- A Delicate Balance: Living Successfully with Chronic Illness – by Susan Milstrey Wells
- A Life Larger Than Pain: The Pathway From Resignation to Renewal – Erv Hinds, MD
- A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain – by Pete Egoscue
- ABC’s Of Pain Relief and Treatment: Advances, Breakthroughs and Choices – by Dr. Tim Sams
- Body Logic – by Lee Mickle
- Chronic Pain – by Dennis C. Tuck
- Chronic Pain Management – by Paul Aj Hardy
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness – Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- How to Cope With Chronic Pain – by Nelson Hendler, M.D.
- I’d Rather be Working: A Step by Step Guide to Financial Self-Support for People with Chronic Illness – by Gayle Backstrom
- Live Well With Chronic Pain: A Journey Of Discovery – by Liza H. Leal
- Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions – by Kate Lorig & James F Fries
- Living Beyond Pain – by Ilan L Cohen, Ph.D.
- Living With Chronic Pain – by Dr. Jennifer Schneider
- Making Peace With Chronic Pain: A Whole-Life Strategy – by Marlene E. Hunter, M.D., F.C.F.P.
- Managing Pain Before It Manages You – by Margaret A. Caudill, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mayo Clinic On Chronic Pain – by Jeffrey Rome, M.D. Mayo Clinic Health Information
- Pain Sourcebook – Edited by Allan R. Cook
- Peripheral Neuropathy: When The Numbness, Weakness, And Pain Won’t Stop – by Norman Latov
- Poetry Of Pain: Poems Of Truth, Acceptance and Hope For Those Who Suffer Chronic Pain – by Linda Martinson
- Practical and Positive Ways to Adapt to Chronic Pain – by Dr. Michael Nicholas & Dr. Allan Molloy
- Recovering Your Lost Self – edited by Art Martin and Tony Stubbs
- Relieving Sciatica – by Larry P Credit, OMD, Sharon G. Hartunian, LICSW, and Margaret J. Nowak, CMT
- Stretching – by Bob Anderson
- The Challenge of Pain – by Ronald Melzack and Patrick D. Wall
- The Chronic Pain Management Sourcebook – by David Drum
- The Essential Arthritis Cookbook: Kitchen Basics for People With Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain and Fatigue – by Sarah L. Morgan
- The Grief Recovery Handbook – by John W. James and Russell Friedman
- The Healing Power of Exercise: Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Diabetes, Depression, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis, and More – by Linn Goldberg
- The Pain Cure: The Proven Medical Program That Helps End Your Chronic Pain – by Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
- The Winner’s Guide to Pain Relief – by Hal Blatman, MD, and Brad Ekvall, BFA
- Treating Chronic Pain The Healing Partnership – by Aleene M. Friedman, Ph.D.
- What Do You Do When the Medications Don’t Work? A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions – by Michael L. Johnson
- Write Now: Maintaining a Creative Spirit while Homebound and Ill – by Susan Dion (Free Book, send $1.29 for postage), PO Box 341, Penns Grove, NJ 08069 USA
- Your Pain Is Real: Free Yourself from Chronic Pain with Breakthrough Medical Treatments – by Emile Hiesiger, M.D.
Headaches and Migraines
- Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide to Headaches – by Robert D. Milne, Blake More and Burton Goldberg
- Breaking the Headache Cycle: A Proven Program for Treating and Preventing Recurring Headaches – by: Ian Livingstone and Donna Novak
- Como prevenir y vencer el dolor de cabeza / How to Prevent and Overcome Headaches – by Alberto J. Peña
- Headache Free: A Personalized Program to Stop Migraine, Cluster, Sinus, Tension, Menstrual, and Rebound Headaches – by Roger K. Cady and Kathleen Farmer
- Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications That Relieve Them–Fully – by Susan Lang and Lawrence Robbins
- Heal Your Headache: The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain – by David Buchholz
- Life Beyond Headaches – by Jeffry Finnigan
- Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You… That You Need to Know (Living Well) – by Teri Robert
- Managing Migraines: Dealing With Migraines From All Perspectives… Something To Help Each Sufferer – by Claire Houlding
- Managing Your Headaches – by Mark W. Green, Leah M. Green and John F. Rothrock
- Migraine and Other Headaches: Your Questions Answered – by Andrew Dowson
- No More Headaches No More Migraines – by Zuzana Bic
- Overcoming Headaches and Migraines: Clinically Proven Cure for Chronic Pain – by Lisa Morrone
- Relieving Headaches and Migraines: Natural Remedies for Better Living (Healthy Body, Healthy Soul) – by David Hazard
- The Headache Prevention Cookbook: Eating Right to Prevent Migraines and Other Headaches – by David R. Marks, and Laura Marks
- The Hormone Headache: New Ways to Prevent, Manage, and Treat Migraines and Other Headaches – by Seymour Diamond, Bill Still and Cynthia Still
- Trigger Point Therapy for Headaches & Migraines: Your Self Treatment Workbook for Pain Relief – by Valerie Delaune
- Working with Headaches and Migraines (Mindful Healing) – by Bob Stahl, Ph.D.
Lupus
- Celebrate Life – by Kathleen Lewis
- Control Your Pain (Lupus) – by Robert Phillips, PhD
- Coping With Lupus – by Robert Phillips Ph.D.
- Get To Sleep! How to Sleep Well Despite Lupus – by Robert Phillips, PhD
- Living With Lupus The Complete Guide – by Sheldon Blau, M.D. and Dodi Schultz
- Lupus Q&A Everything You Need To Know – by Robert Lahita, M.D., Ph.D. and Robert H. Phillips Ph.D.
- Peace In The Storm – by Maureen Pratt
- Successful Living With Lupus: An Action Workbook – by Robert Phillips, Ph.D.
- Taking Charge of Lupus – by Maureen Pratt and David Hallegua, M.D.
- The Lupus Book: A Guide for Patients and Their Families – by Daniel J Wallace
- We Are Not Alone: Learning to Live With Chronic Illness – by Sefra Kobrin Pitzele
Temperomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
- Taking Control of TMJ – by Robert Uppgaard
- The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook – by Clair Davies, NCTMB
- TMJ: The Self Help Program – by John J. Taddey
Partners Resources
- Beyond Chaos: One Man’s Journey Alongside His Chronically Ill Wife – by Gregg Piburn
- Mainstay: For the Well Spouse of the Chronically Ill – by Maggie Strong
- Surviving Your Spouse’s Chronic Illness: A Compassionate Guide – by Chris McGonigle
- The Fibromyalgia Supporter – by Mark Pellegrino
Organizations and Associations
- American Academy of Pain Management •
Phone: (209) 533-9744 •
Fax: (209) 533-9750 •
Website: www.aapainmanage.org
- American Headache Society •
Phone: 856-423-0043 •
Fax: 856-423-0082 •
Website: www.AmericanHeadacheSociety.org
- American Pain Foundation •
888-615-PAIN (7246) •
Website: www.painfoundation.org
- Arthritis Foundation •
National Office •
Phone: 800-283-7800 •
Website: www.arthritis.org
- Fibromyalgia Alliance of America, Inc. •
Phone: 614-457–4222 •
Fax: 614-457–2729 •
Fibromyalgia Network •
Phone: 800-853–2929 •
Website: www.fmnetnews.com
- Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. •
National Office •
Phone: 202-349-1155 •
Fax: 202-349-1156 •
Information request line: 800-558-0121 •
Para información en español: 800-558-0231 •
Website: www.lupus.org
- National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia Association •
Phone: 816-313-2000 •
Fax: 816-524-6782 •
Website: www.ncfsfa.org
- National Headache Association •
Website: www.foryourcause.com
- National Headache Foundation •
Phone: 888-NHF-5552 •
Website: www.headaches.org
- The National Migraine Association •
Phone: 703-349-1929 •
Website: www.migraines.org
- National Pain Foundation •
Website: www.nationalpainfoundation.org
- TMJ Association •
Phone: 262-432-0350 •
Fax: 262-432-0375 •
Website: www.tmj.org
- Well Spouse Foundation •
Phone: 212-644–1241 or 800-838–0879 •
Fax: 212-644–1338 •
Website: www.wellspouse.org •