Bibliograph

Ouch!, why pain hurts, and why it doesn't have to, Margee Kerr and Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Type

Label

Ouch!, why pain hurts, and why it doesn't have to, Margee Kerr and Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ouch!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Margee Kerr and Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Sub title

why pain hurts, and why it doesn't have to

Summary

Pain seems like a fairly straightforward experience, you get hurt and it, well, hurts. But how would you describe it? By the number of broken bones or stitches? The cause, the crowning baby, the sharp knife, the straying lover? What does a 7 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 even mean? Pain is complicated. But most of the time, the way we treat pain is superficial, we avoid it at all costs, or suppress it, usually with drugs. That's left us hurting all the more. Through in-depth interviews, investigation into the history of pain and original research, Ouch! paints a new picture of pain as a complex and multi-layered phenomenon. Authors Margee Kerr and Linda McRobbie Rodriguez tell the stories of sufferers and survivors, courageous kids and their equally brave parents, athletes and artists, people who find healing and pleasure in pain and scientists pushing the boundaries of pain research, challenging the notion that all pain is bad and harmful. They reveal why it matters who defines pain and how history, science, and culture shape how we experience it

Target audience

adult

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