Clinician's Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain

ISBN-13: 9781439824870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 336 str.

Gary W. Jay; Gary W. Jay

Opis

As headache and facial pain are two of the most common medical complaints, it is essential that clinicians are well equipped to handle these issues. Clinician's Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain is designed for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice-whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting. Features:

• Presents the advice of 12 experts with considerable experience in headache and facial pain management
• Contains evidence-based chapters derived from past successes and failures and including clear, concise statistical outcomes
• Reviews both traditional and alternative interdisciplinary and interventional pain management therapies to help practitioners choose the best treatment or combination of treatments for their patients
• Offers broad-based coverage of all types of headaches and facial pain syndromes from facial neuralgias to post-traumatic headache
• Includes additional chapters on opioid usage and legal aspects of treatment help to prepare practitioners for a range of possible scenarios

Devoted exclusively to managing chronic headache and facial pain, this book is an essential resource for clinicians.

O autorze

Gary W. Jay