Healing Through Chronic Pain

In this instructive memoir, Mary Ruth Velicki combines her background as a physical therapist with her personal story of healing through debilitating pelvic pain (IC/BPS) to provide support and guidance to others on a healing journey.

Healing Through Chronic Pain

• Bridges the gap between traditional and more holistic perceptions of health.
• Describes Western medicine treatments and complementary health approaches for the treatment of chronic pain.
• Demonstrates how to engage in self-introspection to uncover constricting patterns that may contribute to a ramp-up of the nervous system and the continuation of pain.
• Provides a sense of connection and hope for anyone dealing with emotional or physical pain.

Readers Have Included

• People who are dealing with complicated pain conditions like: Interstitial Cystitis, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, and Fibromyalgia.
• Clinicians with a holistic perspective including: physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and holistic bodyworkers.
• People who are working through emotional pain and trauma.
• Those with an interest in the body-mind-spirit connection, personal growth, and self-transformation.

★ From the Author

When my pain began, I was working as a physical therapist and teaching university courses related to the rehabilitation of adults with neurological disorders. I started writing from the very beginning because I thought my perspective as a patient/therapist might help others who were also dealing with chronic pain.

To heal, I tried a plethora of treatments from Western medicine and complementary approaches, and I worked with a group of very experienced and skilled professionals. Over time, I realized that all three aspects of my person-body, mind, and spirit-are interconnected pieces of this healing puzzle. Taking this holistic approach to my illness was crucial to my healing, so I decided to share my full experience.

These pages capture the changes that took place in my whole being throughout a five-year healing process. Many people have told me that I've written their story, and reading the book helped them not feel so alone in their struggle. Learning how I moved through the pain also gave them new options to try, and hope that it is possible to feel better. And for me, HOPE is powerfully healing.