Chronic pain: an atlas of investigation and management
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clinical Pub. 2009
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Definition and classification of chronic pain; Chapter 2: Chronic pain management strategies; Chapter 3: Headache; Chapter 4: Neck and upper extremity pain; Chapter 5: Back and lower extremity pain; Chapter 6: Neuropathic pain; Chapter 7: Fibromyalgia and arthritis; Chapter 8: Cancer pain; Chapter 9: End-of-life care; Index
Chronic pain affects nearly one in every four adults worldwide, with pain one of the most common symptoms resulting in medical consultation. The increasing focus on chronic pain presents difficulties for the busy practitioner. Patients typically describe a complex pattern of discomfort, disability, and distress, with pain affecting physical, social, and psychological functioning. Clinicians must efficiently condense widely varied symptomatic descriptions into characteristic patterns to permit accurate diagnosis and implement effective treatment. This atlas serves as a useful educational resour
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 146 pages)
ISBN:1846926068
9781846926068

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