Pain
Subtitle: best practice & research compendium
By: edited by Harald Breivik, Michael Shipley
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780080446844
Subjects: Physiopathology; Pain; Treatment; Pain Management; Measurement
Description: Edited by Harald Breivik and Michael Shipley, this text offers the most up-to-date advice on the assessment and treatment of pain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Bridging the gap betweein pain management as a specialty and rheumatology; title: Science and psychology of pain; title: Mechanisms of chronic pain; title: Assessment; title: Assessment of pain in patients with rheumatic diseases; title: Assessment of neuropathic pain; title: Diagnostic nerve blocks in chronic pain; title: Spinal pain; title: Neck pain; title: Low back pain; title: Low back pain from a clinical point of view; title: Self-care techniques for acute episodes of low back pain; title: Advances in analgesics and NSAIDs for the treatment of spinal disorders; title: Contribution of psychosocial factors to long-term disability and work loss; title: Steroid injections: effect on pain of spinal origin; title: Radiofrequency procedures in chronic pain; title: Clinical examination as a tool to identify the origin of regional musculoskeletal pain; title: Limb pain; title: Diagnosing regional pain: the view from primary care; title: Injection therapies for soft-tissue disorders; title: Treatment options for regional musculoskeletal pain: what is the evidence?; title: Fibromyalgia: an interdisciplinary approach; title: Efficacy of rehabilitative therapy in regional musculoskeletal conditions: an update; title: Chronic widespread pain; title: Epidemiology of chronic generalized musculoskeletal pain; title: Epidemiology of chronic generalized musculoskeletal pain in light of recent publications; title: Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia; title: Pharmacological therapies in fibromyalgia (chronic widespread pain); title: Acute and postoperative pain; title: How to implement an acute postoperative pain service: an update; title: Effect of postoperative epidural analgesia on perioperative morbidity and mortality; title: Prevention and treatment of hyperalgesia and persistent neuropathic pain after surgery; title: Management strategies; title: Pain management and quality in healthcare; title: Drug combinations in pain management: a review of the published evidence and methods to find optimal combinations; title: How do we manage chronic pain?; title: Recommendations for using opioids in chronic non-cancer pain; title: Update: recommendations for using opioids in chronic non-cancer pain.