| Pain Management: Theory and Practice Contributor(s): Portenoy, Russell K. (Editor), Kanner, Ronald M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803601719 ISBN-13: 9780803601710 Publisher: F. A. Davis Company OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: Chapters on pain definition and assessment, basic mechanisms, and epidemiology provide a foundation for a detailed discussion of the most common pain syndromes. The identification and treatment of specific syndromes are highlighted in separate chapters on headache, neuropathic pain, low back pain, fibromyalgia and myofascial pain, arthritis and cancer pain. An entire section devoted to therapeutics provides current information about a broad spectrum of analgesic approaches, including drug therapy, anesthetic techniques, surgery, physiatric modalities, and psychologic interventions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pathophysiology - Medical | Healing - Medical | Neurology |
| Dewey: 616.047 |
| LCCN: 95052200 |
| Series: Contemporary Neurology (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 7.2" W x 10.32" (2.18 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: THIS TEXT EXPLORES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, ASSESSMENT, PRESENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PRACTITIONER. |