Reddit reviews The Mindfulness Solution to Pain: Step-by-Step Techniques for Chronic Pain Management
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It's about mindfulness. But I found the one I went to was facilitated really well and gave space to people to talk. So I found it very supportive. I learned a lot and learned a lot from the participants. The orginator has also written a book which was used each class. https://www.amazon.ca/Mindfulness-Solution-Pain-Step-Step/dp/1572245816
Here are some:
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2013/using-mindfulness-to-approach-chronic-pain/
http://www.bemindful.org/kabatzinnart.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Solution-Pain-Step-Step/dp/1572245816
http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Meditation-Pain-Relief-Reclaiming/dp/1591797403
My only reservation with this technique is that part of me doesn't want to accept that I just have to accept the pain for now, as I still want to find a 'cure'. With my particular problem (degenerative disc disease) there are 2 components: mechanical pain and central sensitisation. The mechanical pain comes from my bones and muscles and tendons not working properly and getting tight/weak/obnoxious. The central sensitisation (where the brain changes in response to long term pain, making the pain more severe, spreading the area of pain and causing pain to normal touch and non painful stimuli) is the part that I feel can respond to things like mindfulness. At the same time I can continue to have physiotherapy and do pilates, etc to work out the issues with the mechanical component.
tl;dr: just because you're still looking/hoping/working for a cure or effective treatment doesn't mean you can't 'wind down' the emotional aspects of pain and try to calm your brain down so you can study!