Core topics in pain /
Core topics in pain /
edited by Anita Holdcroft , Siân Jaggar.
- xx, 345 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWARD; GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS; BASIC SCIENCE ABBREVIATIONS; PART 1 BASIC SCIENCE; PART 2 PAIN ASSESSMENT; PART 3 PAIN IN THE CLINICAL SETTING; PART 4 THE ROLE OF EVIDENCE IN PAIN MANAGEMENT; PART 5 TREATMENT OF PAIN; PART 6 SUMMARIES; GLOSSARY; INDEX
A comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to this multi-faceted topic, from the underlying neurobiology, through pain assessment (in animals and humans), diagnostic strategies, clinical presentations, pain syndromes, to the many treatment options (e.g. physical therapies, drug therapies, psychosocial care) and the evidence base for each of these
0521857783 (hardback)
2006277291
Pain--Physiological aspects.
Pain--Treatment.
Analgesia.
Pain--Measurement.
Pain--therapy.
Pain--diagnosis.
Pain--physiopathology.
616.0472 / C.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWARD; GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS; BASIC SCIENCE ABBREVIATIONS; PART 1 BASIC SCIENCE; PART 2 PAIN ASSESSMENT; PART 3 PAIN IN THE CLINICAL SETTING; PART 4 THE ROLE OF EVIDENCE IN PAIN MANAGEMENT; PART 5 TREATMENT OF PAIN; PART 6 SUMMARIES; GLOSSARY; INDEX
A comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to this multi-faceted topic, from the underlying neurobiology, through pain assessment (in animals and humans), diagnostic strategies, clinical presentations, pain syndromes, to the many treatment options (e.g. physical therapies, drug therapies, psychosocial care) and the evidence base for each of these
0521857783 (hardback)
2006277291
Pain--Physiological aspects.
Pain--Treatment.
Analgesia.
Pain--Measurement.
Pain--therapy.
Pain--diagnosis.
Pain--physiopathology.
616.0472 / C.