Radical Relief

An Evidence-Based Guide that Helps Chronic Pain Sufferers Discover the Key to Creating a Rich, Meaningful Life

Written by physical therapist Joe Tatta, this workbook and guide is for people experiencing chronic pain and the professionals who treat them.

Using up-to-date research and contemporary pain education, Dr. Tatta helps readers understand the causes of pain. He then introduces them to ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which is similar to mindfulness and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). ACT is a time-tested, science-backed approach that has helped thousands of people experiencing chronic pain, as well as those suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction.

Radical Relief uses metaphors, colorful imagery and more than 40 mindfulness activities to help readers identify the blocks that may be keeping them stuck and offers tools for taking meaningful, purposeful action toward a more fulfilling life.

This guide is a vital resource that provides a safe and effective alternative to common mindfulness and pain treatments.

Using metaphors, colorful imagery and more than 40 mindfulness activities, Radical Relief helps readers identify the blocks that may be keeping them stuck and offers tools for taking meaningful, purposeful action toward a more fulfilling life.

About the Author:

Joe Tatta, _{PT, DPT, CNS}

Dr. Joe Tatta is a physical therapist, nutritionist, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainer, bestselling author, and pioneer in the safe and effective treatment of pain. He is the founder of the Integrative Pain Science Institute, an organization dedicated to reinventing pain care through education, research and professional training. Joe is dedicated to educating people about pain through his books, including Heal Your Pain Now and Radical Relief: A Guide to Overcome Chronic Pain, and his Healing Pain Podcast, featuring interviews and training from respected pain experts. Over the past 20 years, he has helped thousands of patients relieve pain by treating the body, mind and spirit.

From the Back Cover

Chronic pain can erode your quality of life by stopping you from doing the things you love and being the person you were meant to be. Most popular pain treatments keep you stuck suffering in a cycle of pain, and often don’t work. In this book, a vital resource for both professionals and people living with pain, Doctor of Physical Therapy Joe Tatta provides a safe and effective alternative.

Using up-to-date research and contemporary pain education he helps readers understand the causes of pain. He then introduces readers to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy―a time-tested, science-backed approach that has helped thousands of people experiencing chronic pain, as well as those suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, trauma and addiction. Through metaphors, colorful imagery and mindfulness activities, Dr. Tatta guides readers to discover the key to creating a rich, meaningful, active life worth living. This is the path to Radical Relief.