Winner of the 2020 Royal Society of Medicine pain essay prize
Today, we are experiencing the heyday of pain science. Our understanding of pain has changed dramatically in recent years. It's safe to say that everything we thought we knew about pain was wrong. Just as Dr. Monty Lyman says, the cost of misunderstanding the pain is all too painful. Through a variety of case studies illustrating the cutting edges of pain and state-of-the-art neurological research, this book unravels the mysteries of pain, from phantom to chronic. Dr. Lyman not only presents hope that there is a way out of pain, but ultimately presents a profound insight into human meaning.
Monty Lyman is a medical doctor, author and research fellow at the University of Oxford. His clinical, research and writing interests focus on the relationship between mind and body. 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'. His second book, <The Painful Truth>, was a Top 10 Amazon bestseller. His essay based on research for the book won the 2020 Royal Society of Medicine pain essay prize. When he is not writing or on the wards, he gives talks at national and international conferences and has appeared on TV, radio and podcasts. He is currently residing in Oxford, working on his third book on the relationship between the immune system and our mental health. Homepage https://www.montylyman.com
Park Seonyeong graduated with BA in English Language & Literature, and MA in Education. Park spent a year in a welfare organization in UK, and seven years working for an international company. Having worked as a foreign language instructor and technical translator, Park is currently working for the Barun Media Company. Translated works include <The Feather Thief>, <Darwin's Backyard>, <i am dynamite!>, <The Longevity Paradox>, <Happy Singlehood>, <Marriageology>, <Your Turn>. Park’s goal is to become a translator who can distill the true value of the original into the translation.
