Because I am the Medical Director of the Montana Spine and Pain Center, I am often asked what books are best for patients that are trying to understand how to manage their condition. We run a group therapy education program for chronic pain patients at the Center and we currently use the Turk and Winter book “The Pain Survival Guide” as the textbook for this twelve week program. It works well for us and patients find it easy to understand and put in practice.
Here are some more books that we have found useful in the past: