Essential Strategies for Shoulder Surgery Recovery

Written by clinical neuroscience researcher Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, this shoulder surgery book is written in an easy-to-read format with illustrations for better understanding. Studies show that the more you know about pain and how it works, the better off you’ll be. You’ll move better, experience less pain and have increased ability and interest in healthy movement, which is essential to your recovery. Available as a single booklet or a package of 12.

Learn About Nerve Sensitization and More

Based on the latest neuroscience research, Your Nerves are Having Shoulder Surgery explains nerve sensitization for patients who will be undergoing or have undergone shoulder surgery.

Learn how your nerves experience shoulder surgery, why pain is normal, and how to calm your extra-sensitive nerves down to help reduce pain with this shoulder surgery book that simplifies the neuroscience of pain. Nerve sensitization is covered in an easy-to-understand format with numerous color images.

Topics include:

The decision to undergo surgery
The role of the nervous system and the brain in the experience of pain
How nerves work like an “alarm system” to alert your brain that there is a problem
How to handle increased sensitivity of the nervous system
How surgery affects the nervous system
Strategies to help calm the nervous system down
Steps toward recovery following shoulder surgery

Your Nerves Are Having Shoulder Surgery

This book is designed to guide you through shoulder surgery and the recovery process. Learn how your body’s nervous system works and how your nerves will react before, during and after surgery. You’ll also be introduced to simple steps you can take to lessen pain and return to regular activities as soon as possible.

Color images, metaphors and examples improve understanding

Written in approachable language, this book includes metaphors, examples and color images to improve understanding.

About the Author

Adriaan Louw, _{PT, PhD: Renowned Author and Pain Researcher}

Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 20 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science and medical conferences. He is a Certified Spinal Manual Therapist, Therapeutic Pain Specialist and has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles, books and book chapters related to spinal disorders and pain science. He is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience and is the Program Director of the Therapeutic Pain Specialist and Pain Science Fellowship post-graduate program for Evidence in Motion.

The Why You Hurt Series

Adriaan Louw has created a series of tools that work together seamlessly, whether you’re a clinician who wants to understand pain education and how to teach your patients, or someone with chronic pain who is looking for help.

From the Back Cover

You’ve made the decision to have shoulder surgery, an important one for your health and well-being. Whether your shoulder has experienced normal aging or an injury, the surgery will aim to repair the tissues. The success of your recovery, however, will largely be determined by you.

This booklet explains what you can expect in the time before, during and after your shoulder surgery. Studies have shown that knowing what to expect from your procedure as well as understanding how and why pain works in the body will reduce the amount of pain you experience.

You will learn how your nervous system is like an alarm system, and how you can turn down the sensitivity of that system. Most importantly, you’ll discover how to take control of your nerves to lessen your pain, increase shoulder movement and return to regular activities as quickly as possible.