Nervous System The Brain category: 536 books
The Light of Day
A Mindbody Approach to Overcoming Seasonal Affective Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Enjoy relief from seasonal affective disorder today. Overcome the unwelcome effects of light-deprivation. Learn how to combine light therapy and hypnosis. Feel well anytime throughout the year. Dispelling some common misconceptions, Lawrence explains how to recognize light-deprivation and presents...
911Stroke!
True Stories of Stroke Reversal
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2008
There are 750,000 strokes in the USA each year. Some experts believe that 600,000 of these might be candidates for "acute stroke reversal". A recent estimate suggests that only about 4 to 8% of all those strokes have any attempt at stroke reversal. This book tells the stories of 15 patients at a large...
Migraine Auras
When the Visual World Fails
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Migraine headaches are familiar and generally treatable ailments. Less understood are migraine auras or scotoma, visual distortions—sometimes accompanied by headache and sometimes not—that make it difficult, sometimes impossible, to see clearly. Migraine auras can be frightening, disorienting,...
by Burma Bertozzi
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
A herniated disk refers to a problem with one of the rubbery cushions (disks) between the individual bones (vertebrae) that stack up to make your spine.
A spinal disk is a little like a jelly donut, with a softer center encased within a tougher exterior. Sometimes called a slipped disk or...
Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Moving Ahead with Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
This indispenable guide offers a complete picture of the road to recovery, and the specifics to move ahead with your life. When possible it encourages readers to resume their favorite hobbies, participate in athletic activities and return to the workplace.
For the first time, leading medical...
by Elliot Jacob PhD. (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
The MediFocus Guidebook on Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information available. You will get answers to your questions, including risk factors of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, standard and alternative treatment options, leading doctors, hospitals and medical...
by Elliot Jacob PhD. (Editor)
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2010
The MediFocus Guidebook on Parkinson's Disease is the most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information available. You will get answers to your questions, including risk factors of Parkinson's Disease, standard and alternative treatment options, leading doctors, hospitals and medical centers...
by Pattie Bouskill
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Has someone in your family had a stroke or do you know anyone that has? This book describes what was going on in the mind of one particular stroke patient, as it was happening to her. The struggles she faced, the difficulties of rehab and her adjustments back to a different kind of normal. Also, there...
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
A Patients Guide to Neuropathy
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Feet Don't Fail Me Now provides an individual with hope and support to assist them in better managing their peripheral neuropathy. It discusses the most common questions all of my patients ask. What causes is it? What can I do to get my life back? We explain in simple terms not only these causes but...
After a Stroke
500 Tips for Living Well
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers.
Updated and expanded new edition of the popular resource written by a stroke survivor who has spent 24 years helping other survivors live life to the fullest potential. , After a Stroke: 500 Tips for Living Well...
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 1991
One boy spends six hours a day washing himself-and still can't believe he will ever be clean
Another sufferer must check her stove hundreds of times daily to make sure she has turned it off
And one woman, in an effort to ensure that her eyebrows are symmetrical, finally plucks out every...
by Kathleen Costello, Ben W Thrower, Barbara S Giesser
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Navigating Life with Multiple Sclerosis will serve as a practical guide for meeting the challenges of this life-long disease. MS may cause a myriad of symptoms and varies greatly from person to person. The authors demystify MS and offer practical solutions and guidance based upon their extensive combined...
Epilepsy
A Guide to Balancing Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder in children, adults, and the elderly. The Epilepsy Foundation estimates that over 2.7 million people in the U.S have epilepsy, and an additional 181,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Despite these numbers, epilepsy is often misunderstood. Individuals...
The Headache Healer’s Handbook
A Holistic, Hands-On Somatic Self-Care Program for Headache and Migraine Relief and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018
Jan Mundo’s mind-body program teaches headache and migraine sufferers how to relieve and prevent their symptoms naturally — without drugs and their side effects. Here she shares her powerful personalized, comprehensive program for the first time. In step-by-step instructions, she helps readers...