Pain affects everyone universally regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, and is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care. Despite this, treatments for pain continue to be underutilized and inadequate. The burden of pain on mindbodyspirit is enormous and has a significant effect on an individual’s quality of life and society as a whole. This chapter offers a holistic approach to pain management through the use of mind-body techniques, energy therapies, acupressure, massage and movement therapies that can help an individual take a more active role in their pain management.
