The Painful Truth

The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal

Monty Lyman

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English

Bantam
15 June 2022

Anatomy; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Popular medicine & health

A medical and philosophical journey through the experience of pain,

used as a prism to marvel at biology and psychology and what it means to

be human.

What is phantom limb pain? Can words actually hurt? Why do we experience pain, even after we've healed?

We're

currently experiencing a Renaissance in pain science. In

recent years

our understanding of pain has altered so radically it's

fair to say

that

everything we thought we knew about pain is wrong. As

Dr Monty

Lyman

reveals, we misunderstand pain - with harmful

consequences. Exploring cutting-edge research that encompasses

everything from phantom aches to

persistent pain,

as well as

interviews with survivors of torture and those who have

never felt

pain, Dr Lyman not only provides hope for

reducing and

managing pain

but takes us to a deeper understanding of

what it means to

be human.

This is the untold story of pain - our most elusive feeling.

By: Monty Lyman
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781529176506
ISBN 10: 1529176506
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Monty Lyman is a doctor and research fellow at the University of Oxford. His first book, The Remarkable Life of the Skin, was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Sunday Times Book of the Year. He has given many talks at national conferences and has won several essay prizes, including the 2020 Royal Society of Medicine pain essay prize. He lives in Oxford, England.

Reviews for The Painful Truth: The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal

A remarkable book that explores the boundaries and the meaning of pain - and how conventional understanding and treatment are failing us. * Sunday Times * An accessible and well-written book... [Dr Lyman] takes us into the world of pain: its weirdness, its growing pervasiveness and how it's been misunderstood for centuries. * Mail on Sunday *