Fix the Fire Damage – Your go-to guide when pain first strikes
New Book Release!
Announcing Volume 2 in The Everyday Pain Guide series now available for pre-orders through all your favorite retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble as well as Bookshop.org and Indiebound.org
Living up to its subtitle—Your go-to guide when pain first strikes—the tools in this book will show you what to do right away for relief when you feel immobilized and afraid to move.
Volume 2 of The Everyday Pain Guide is for those moments in the middle of the night, on weekends or holidays, or any time when you can’t get in to see your providers. Perhaps you wake with a stiff neck, throw your back out after a long flight, or maybe freeze up completely after simply reaching for something.
When pain makes it seem impossible to do anything at all, Fix the Fire Damage is the guide that lays out pivotal, gentle, and easy-to-follow Action Plans while walking you through the different stages of healing, starting with the very earliest. That first sign of pain is your best opportunity to swiftly transform the trajectory of each episode and decrease your suffering.
With over 100 photos, illustrations, and diagrams in an easily searchable format, the reader is guided through smart ways to address the three different types of pain triggers: body mechanics, body chemistry, and stress biology.
Put Out the Fire – “It never used to hurt when I…”
The First Book
“In the first volume of a projected trilogy, Seattle chiropractor Liou presents a holistic approach to understanding, managing, and avoiding recurring pain. This veritable user’s manual for “every body” ably explains why we get hurt and what we can do about it.”- Publishers Weekly (BookLife)
Dr. Liou’s award winning book is widely available for purchase through all major retailers including: Bookshop.org, Indiebound.org, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon
Persistent pain affects one-fifth of adults in the U.S., according to a National Health Interview Survey. But those burning pains or stabbing pinches that seemingly come out of nowhere and plague day-to-day life are sending out an important warning signal. Something needs to change — now. Author Ya-Ling Liou, DC, sheds light on why pain develops, how to make it stop, and how to keep in from reoccurring in her new book, Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain (Return to Health Press, 2015). Liou warns that people need to take action when pain first flares up, before it becomes entrenched.
Liou applies her over 30 year’s experience as both a chiropractic physician and teacher to transform complicated anatomical processes into easily understood concepts. Using cartoon-style illustrations and accessible analogies, she helps readers grasp the interplay between mechanical, chemical and emotional causes of pain. Liou compares pain caused by inflammation to “the body on fire,” and guides readers through the processes of “cooling the fire” and “fire-proofing the body.”
Reviews of the Book:
Booklife, Publisher’s Weekly – Book Review
January 2016 – Book Review by Pittsburgh Better Times
November 2015 – An Interview With Blog Critics
Articles by Dr. Liou
February 2016 – Article for Inner Self “4 Crucial Reasons to Keep Your Body Moving”
February 2016 – Article for Pittsburgh Better Times: Are You Trying to Explain Away Your Pain?
Witnessing the frustration and desperation of patients coming to her, often after exhausting both mainstream and alternative health care options, compelled Liou to give those in pain the means to move beyond their pursuit of the quick fix, and begin thinking “big picture.” She assures readers, “Our pain makes sense,” and inspires confidence that, by tapping into the body’s innate commonsense, everyone can experience a more pain-free existence.
Every Body’s Guide to Everyday Pain leads readers through an investigation that pinpoints the sources of pain, and how best to rehabilitate their over-stressed bodies. Liou reveals ways to deal with:
- Mechanical stresses, such as daily repetitive movements, and ways to identify risks that can result in the strain of over-worked muscles and ligaments;
- Chemical stresses, such as internal and external (environmental) irritants that cause inflammation, and the three ways to aid the body in flushing them away;
- Emotional stresses, including poor self-image, and how befriending your body through knowledge and awareness can shift your outlook and help alleviate everyday pain.
Liou clearly spells out the functions of the systems involved in pain so that people can become their own experts on healing what ails them. Her invaluable advice, based on sound medical science, offers hope to people who have been living with chronic pain.
