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Page 1: The Intractable Pain Patient's Handbook for Survival · The Intractable Pain Patient’s Handbook for Survival by Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH

The

Intractable Pain

Patient’s Handbook

for Survival

by

Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH

Page 2: The Intractable Pain Patient's Handbook for Survival · The Intractable Pain Patient’s Handbook for Survival by Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH

The

Intractable Pain

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for Survival !

by !

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APPENDIX

Inventory of Pain Triggers

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Inventory of Pain Relievers

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Schematic for Neurogenesis

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Schematic for Basic Stretch & Hold for IP Due to Spine Degeneration

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