The text of this title is full of diagrams, charts and exercises that make it clear that this is an immensely practical book, which does not talk much about pain in an abstract sense. The author is an MD who specialises in pain management but her treatments offered here don’t involve drugs. She works within the Integrative Medicine model and the founder of that movement Andrew Weil wrote the foreword. Pain can be so debilitating and it can lead people into excessive medication and even illegal drug-taking so this book is a welcome beacon of hope. The author’s Relief-5R plan involves understanding fully the factors behind your pain and then using nutritional and movement suggestions to include in your daily life. The programme is full of small steps that lead to great results.

272pp, 215 x 139 mm, Paperback, 2022, RRP £16.99