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Dr. Lisa Barr Shows Readers How to Kick the Pain Habit
in Outsmart Your Pain!
Author to discuss book Aug. 4-5 at The Well Yoga Co-op on the Outer Banks
(Virginia Beach, Va., July 23, 2018 ) – Over a 30-
year career as a physiatrist, Dr. Lisa Barr has helped
countless patients overcome debilitating physical
pain, in addition to experiencing a painful recovery
of her own. Now, she shows readers how to kick the
pain habit with the launch of a groundbreaking book,
Outsmart Your Pain!
In her debut book, Barr explains how the nervous
system and one’s mental and emotional state can
trigger chronic pain, and she lays out eight steps to
keep it at bay.
“I wrote this book as a guide to help people understand
the mind-body relationship to pain and how to
overcome, or outsmart, it by making simple changes in
their mindset and lifestyle,” said Barr, a board-certified
physiatrist serving clients in Coastal Virginia and the
Outer Banks.
Barr’s book arrives at a timely moment when the nation’s
opioid epidemic has become the fastest growing
public health problem in the U.S., according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Offering
alternatives to prescription medications, she explores
how pain is an output of the brain and is often a physical
manifestation of stress.
In the first half of Outsmart Your Pain!, Barr reveals
how stress and pain can become a habit caused by
poor posture, sleep habits, nutrition and body awareness,
among other sources. In the second half, she
guides readers through eight steps to release pain,
from rooting out the mental and emotional triggers that
cause fear, and thus pain, to re-training mental habits
as well as recognizing physical postures that contribute
to it.
Barr was in such acute pain that she had to stretch out
on her office floor between seeing patients.
“I realized that in order to fully heal and achieve real
wellness, I needed to find better balance in my life,”
said Barr. “To me, that meant not working as much as I
had in the past, and taking better care of myself—both
body and mind. It’s a process that I am still working on
every day.”
On the Outer Banks, Barr will lead a group discussion
about how to pursue a pain-free life on Aug. 4
at 7 p.m., followed by a book-signing and meditation
event Aug. 5 at 1 p.m. Both sessions will take place at
The Well Yoga Co-op, in Nags Head, and are free and
open to the public.
Outsmart Your Pain! is published by Synergy Health
Quest, LLC. To view book details, Dr. Barr’s blog and
upcoming book events, visit www.lisabarrmd.com.
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“These triggers don’t even have to be particularly
traumatic,” said Barr. “All that’s required is that they
have been persistent enough to cause the distress. As
a result, we typically turn to a habitual or addictive way
of trying to manage painful feelings.”
Barr’s own experience with chronic pain developed
following a boating mishap years ago. On a family
excursion in Virginia Beach, she sustained a head and
neck injury when the vessel struck a sandbar, sending
her flying across the deck. She hit her head against
the bow and suffered a severe compression of her
spine and later herniated discs. Two surgeries and
seemingly endless therapies followed. At one point,
A Coastal Virginia native, Dr. Lisa Barr is a seasoned physician with a
passion for treating people with musculoskeletal conditions that cause
pain and dysfunction. She is board certified in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation. Since completing her training over 30 years ago,
she founded APM Spine and Sports Physicians, an interdisciplinary
practice devoted to treating pain. Currently, she focuses her energy on
developing innovative methods that inform and guide people to optimal
recovery, assisting them to achieve their best functional outcome.
For information, visit www.lisabarrmd.com
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