Fibromyalgia and other chronic painful conditions
Subtitle: the patient's guide and survival manual for obtaining proper and effective medical care
By: by Jeffrey B. Loomer
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Mystery Doc Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tucson, Ariz
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780984920730
Subjects: Fibromyalgia; Treatment; Handbooks, manuals; Chronic pain; Muscular diseases
Description: "This ... book was written for the tens of millions of people worldwide who suffer from fibromyalgia and other chronic painful conditions. Throughout the years (through [his] patients) [the author has] learned how to medically manage patients who suffer from chronic painful conditions. In this book, [he] systematically approach[es] the concepts of fibromyalgia, the manifestations of this condition and other chronic painful processes, and [he] review[s] available medications and their modes of actions. [He] explain[s] why certain medications should be effective, and why others will not be helpful. [He] focus[es] on how one needs to begin their journey on finding the right doctor to help them with their problem. There are plenty of physicians, out there, who know how to effectively treat these conditions. This book will help the reader to streamline the process."--publisher.
Notes: Signed by author.
Table of contents: title: What exactly is fibromyalgia?; title: Living with a chronic pain condition; title: Medical management of fibromyalgia and chronic pain; title: Case studies : which one of these patients sounds like you?; title: Pre-authorization; title: Doctor-patient relationship; title: What have we learned?