(Backache), John Sarno (1999). Mind Over Back Pain: A Radically New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain. (New York, NY: Berkeley Books, 124 p.). Director, Rusk Institute (New York Hospital). Backache. Without drugs, without surgery, without exercise.

Paul W. Brand, with Philip Yancey (1997). The Gift of Pain: The Inspiring Story of a Surgeon Who Discovers Why We Hurt and What We Can Do About It. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publ., 352 p. [orig. pub. 1993]). Brand, Paul W.; Surgeons--United States--Biography; Surgeons--Great Britain--Biography; Surgeons--India--Biography; Leprosy; Pain.

Ernest R. Hilgard, Josephine R. Hilgard (1994). Hypnosis in the Relief of Pain. (New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel, 294 p. [rev. ed., orig. pub. 1983]). Professor Emeritus (Stanford), Highly Acclaimed Experimental Psychologist, Founders, Laboratory of Hypnosis Research (Stanford). Hypnotism--Therapeutic use; Pain. 

Dharma Singh Khalsa Khalsa, with Cameron Stauth (1999). The Pain Cure: The Proven Medical Program that Helps End Your Chronic Pain. (New York, NY: Warner Books, 418 p.). Chronic pain--Treatment--Popular works.

John E. Sarno (1998). The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain. (New York, NY: Warner Books, 210 p.). Director, Rusk Institute (New York Hospital). Medicine, Psychosomatic; Pain--Psychosomatic aspects; Mind and body therapies.

Elaine Scarry (1985). The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World. (News York, NY: Oxford University Press, 385 p.). Pain; War; Torture. Classic: "To have pain is to have certainty; to hear about pain is to have doubt." Physical pain is language-destroying. When people speak about pain, the adjectives they use refer to the kinds of objects and actions that cause pain (burning, stabbing, drilling, pinching, gnawing). Only way to describe pain is to objectify it.

Nigel Spivey (2001). Enduring Creation: Art, Pain, and Fortitude. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 272 p.). Lecturer in Classics (Cambridge University). Pain in art. History of Western art is story of pain's progress or at least changes in the depiction of pain. Example of pathos formula: Laocoon (created between 2nd C BC and 1st C AD) - shows man in agony as he and his sons are squeezed to death by serpents.

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LINKS

American Pain Foundation                    http://www.painfoundation.org                                                      This nonprofit organization serves "people with pain through information, advocacy, and support." Its site features fact sheets and related publications on topics such as facts about pain, pain and end of life, and prescription, over-the-counter, and nonprescription medicines. Also includes material about advocacy efforts, clinical research and trials, and links to related sites.