It Doesn't Have to Hurt

How Cutting Edge Science and Good Habits Can Stop the Hurt

By: Sanjay Gupta M.D. M.D.

Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta M.D. M.D.

Free yourself from chronic pain with the latest science-backed techniques and expert practical advice from America’s neurosurgeon and bestselling author, Sanjay Gupta.

Are you one of the fifty-two million people who experience chronic pain in day-to-day life? In It Doesn’t Have to Hurt, Sanjay Gupta makes the powerful argument that you can start practicing effective options for relief today to greatly reduce your chances of suffering pain tomorrow.

Gupta shows how pain is not just physical but social and emotional as well. Hard to treat, and too often ignored, it can present in infinite ways. Yet while both patients and practitioners focus on fixing pain problems with drugs or procedures, it turns out we have tremendous agency in choosing how we respond. The brain “creates” pain, but it also has the extraordinary capacity to make it go away. It Doesn’t Have to Hurt shows exactly how.

Gupta covers conventional treatments, such as mobilization, exercise, analgesia, and treatment (MEAT); acupuncture; trigger point injections; and “prehabilitation” before operations, as well as more recent techniques such as mindfulness-based pain management (MBPM) and myofascial therapy. He shares how to make sense of all those over-the-counter pills, patches, and pain products, as well as drugs advertised on television or prescribed by your doctors. He addresses psychedelics, supplements, and CBD. And he highlights insights from some of the nation’s leading pain scientists and specialists, plus stories of challenge and triumph over pain by those with lived experience.

With expert guidance and a wealth of science-backed strategies, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt is your ultimate resource for reclaiming your life from chronic pain and unlocking a future of lasting relief—starting today.

physical pain has many controllers

learn soooo much that i must review again every six months... i shared the book title with family and friends

An eye opening to pain management

I have read almost all books authored by Dr Sanjay Gupta and this is my first time with the audible. His writing style (or speech, I should say) is easy to understand to laymen audience like me. His personal reflection and self humility are very inspiring. The research and studies he shared along with practical strategies are very empowering. I have urged friends and colleagues to read this book. This is a book that needs to be read by all medical providers and patients. Thank you Sanjay for writing this book.

Clear and positive review of the state of the art of pain management.

I have worked in the pain management field for over 35 years as a pain psychologist and it is gratifying to finally hear a clear explanation of the complexity of pain, including both its causes and effective approaches to living with it. I will recommend this book regularly.

The great knowledge dr Gupta has on the subject of pain and his ability to deliver it in plain English

I like the fact that I can learn and apply this wealth of information to my and my loved ones life

The connection

I felt Dr. Gupta provided me with the confidence to believe I can/will get well