Pain-wise
Subtitle: a patient's guide to pain management
By: David Kloth, Andrea Trescot, Francis Riegler
Contributors: Trescot, Andrea; Riegler, Francis
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hobart, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781578264087
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Pain Management; MEDICAL / Pain Medicine; Chronic pain; Pain; Treatment; Popular works; Pain medicine
Description: "<b>Chronic Pain Doesn't Have to be a Life Sentence!</b>  Suffering from chronic pain can be incredibly isolating and frustrating. Visiting doctor after doctor can leave you feeling as if there is no treatment for your pain. If you or a loved one is suffering from chronic pain, this book can be a first step to understanding treatments that can help manage pain.  Though doctors have tried to treat patients in pain throughout history, more recently, focused training and certification in pain medicine has resulted in the emergence of a new specialty designed to help people suffering from chronic pain.  <b>Pain-Wise</b> also includes expert advice on:   Identifying what parts of your body are in pain, using a simple anatomy guide   How to choose a pain specialist that is right for you   Getting the most out of your doctor's visits   Basic explanations of common interventional pain management techniques   How to follow-up on treatment  Written by three doctors with years of experience in pain management, <b>Pain-Wise</b> is a patient's guide to simplifying the confusing and often overwhelming process of finding treatment for chronic pain. It will teach you the basics of how pain works, explain different interventional pain therapies in layman's terms, and help you find a doctor that can manage, and potentially relieve, your chronic suffering"--

"Suffering from chronic pain can be incredibly isolating and frustrating. Visiting doctor after doctor can leave you feeling as if there is no treatment for your pain. If you or a loved one is suffering from chronic pain, this book can be a first step to understanding treatments that can help manage pain. Though doctors have tried to treat patients in pain throughout history, more recently, focused training and certification in pain medicine has resulted in the emergence of a new specialty designed to help people suffering from chronic pain. Pain-Wise also includes expert advice on: - Identifying what parts of your body are in pain, using a simple anatomy guide - How to choose a pain specialist that is right for you - Getting the most out of your doctor's visits - Basic explanations of common interventional pain management techniques - How to follow-up on treatment Written by three doctors with years of experience in pain management, Pain-Wise is a patient's guide to simplifying the confusing and often overwhelming process of finding treatment for chronic pain. It will teach you the basics of how pain works, explain different interventional pain therapies in layman's terms, and help you find a doctor that can manage, and potentially relieve, your chronic suffering"--