Pain: Its Nature and TreatmentThis title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It provides a concise and easily understandable account of the nature of pain and its treatment. Unlike most books currently on the market, it is written at a level suitable for medical students and other non-specialists. |
Contents
Pain in society | 15 |
The measurement of pain | 27 |
Basic mechanisms of pain | 43 |
The biopsychosocial nature of pain | 57 |
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PAIN | 73 |
Pain syndromes in the head face and neck | 87 |
Spinal and radicular pain | 101 |
Local pain syndromes of the limbs | 117 |
Pain and mental disorders | 163 |
PAIN MANAGEMENT | 177 |
Pain management services | 189 |
Management of acute pain | 199 |
Management of chronic noncancer pain | 225 |
Management of cancer pain | 249 |
Psychological techniques in pain management | 265 |
SELFASSESSMENT ANSWERS | 281 |
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Practical Pain Management C. David Tollison,John R. Satterthwaite,Joseph W. Tollison Limited preview - 2002 |