Pain sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about specific forms of acute and chronic pain, including muscle and skeletal pain, nerve pain, cancer pain, and disorders characterized by pain, such as fibromyalgia ...
By: edited by Karen Bellenir.
Contributors: Bellenir, Karen.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Health reference series; Health reference series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 670
Subjects: Pain -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I: Pain; title: Chapter 1-Pain: Theories, Treatments, and Hope 3; title: Chapter 2-What We Know about Pain 17; title: Chapter 3-Chronic Nonmalignant Pain 27; title: Chapter 4-How Is Nerve Pain Different from Physical Pain? 31; title: Chapter 5-Gender and Pain 39; title: Chapter 6-Pain in Infants 49; title: Chapter 7-Children with Pain 53; title: Chapter 8-Pain in the Elderly 57; title: Chapter 9-Roadblocks to Pain Relief 65; title: Part II: Types of Pain and Disorders Characterized by Pain; title: Chapter 10-Appendicitis 75; title: Chapter 11-Arthritis 77; title: Chapter 12-Back Pain 87; title: Chapter 13-Cancer Pain 93; title: Chapter 14-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 109; title: Chapter 15-Central Pain Syndrome 113; title: Chapter 16-Chest Pain 125; title: Chapter 17-Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 135; title: Chapter 18-Earache (Otitis Media) 141; title: Chapter 19-Fibromyalgia 149; title: Chapter 20-Gout 161; title: Chapter 21-Headache 169; title: Chapter 22-Heartburn 187; title: Chapter 23-Interstitial Cystitis 197; title: Chapter 24-Kidney Stones 205; title: Chapter 25-Myofascial Pain Syndrome 221; title: Chapter 26-Neck Pain 223; title: Chapter 27-Occipital Neuralgia 231; title: Chapter 28-Paresthesia 233; title: Chapter 29-Pelvic Pain 235; title: Chapter 30-Phantom Pain 249; title: Chapter 31-Pinched Nerves 253; title: Chapter 32-Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis 255; title: Chapter 33-Polyneuropathy 261; title: Chapter 34-Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome. 265; title: Chapter 35-Sciatica 271; title: Chapter 36-Sexual Pain (Dyspareunia) 273; title: Chapter 37-Shingles 281; title: Chapter 38-Shoulder Pain 289; title: Chapter 39-Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) 303; title: Chapter 40-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 309; title: Chapter 41-Tooth Pain 311; title: Chapter 42-Trigeminal Neuralgia 315; title: Chapter 43-Vulvar Pain (Vulvodynia) 319; title: Part III: Pain Management; title: Chapter 44-Principles of Pain Management 327; title: Chapter 45-Answers for Pain Patients 335; title: Chapter 46-Managing Pain in Palliative Care 339; title: Chapter 47-Pain Treatments: An Overview 351; title: Chapter 48-Ways to Take Pain Medicine 357; title: Chapter 49-Tolerance, Physical Dependence, and Addiction 361; title: Chapter 50-Risks of Prescription Drug Abuse 365; title: Chapter 51-Opioids for People with Severe Pain 373; title: Chapter 52-Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) 379; title: Chapter 53-OxyContin 383; title: Chapter 54-Actiq for Breakthrough Cancer Pain 387; title: Chapter 55-Vioxx for Osteoarthritis and Menstrual Pain 389; title: Chapter 56-New Arthritis Drugs 391; title: Chapter 57-Non-Drug Adjuncts to Pain Medication 397; title: Chapter 58-Acupuncture 401; title: Chapter 59-Clinical Psychophysiology, Biofeedback,; title: and Neurofeedback 425; title: Chapter 60-Hypnosis, Relaxation, and Massage Therapies 433; title: Chapter 61-National Institutes of Health Endorses; title: Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain; title: and Insomnia 439; title: Part IV: Living with Pain; title: Chapter 62-Action Guide for People with Pain 445; title: Chapter 63-Keeping a Pain Diary 453; title: Chapter 64-Alcohol-Medication Interactions 455; title: Chapter 65-Painkillers and the Kidney (Analgesic Nephropathy) 465; title: Chapter 66-Pain Relievers and Peptic Ulcers 467; title: Chapter 67-Harmful Effects of Medicines on the Digestive System 469; title: Chapter 68-Chronic Pain and Depression 479; title: Chapter 69-Anger: Helpful or Harmful? 483; title: Chapter 70-Anxiety and Its Effect on Pain Perception 487; title: Chapter 71-Interpersonal Relationships and Pain 491; title: Chapter 72-Sexual Expression and Chronic Pain 495; title: Chapter 73-Sleep and Chronic Pain 499; title: Chapter 74-Chronic Pain: Financial Issues 505; title: Chapter 75-Physical Pain and Suicide 509; title: Part V: Pain Research; title: Chapter 76-The Need for Pain Research 519; title: Chapter 77-Complementary and Alternative Medicine:; title: Research Challenges 523; title: .