Practical Guide to Chronic Pain Syndromes

ISBN-13: 9781420080452 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 436 str.

Gary W. Jay

Opis

Clinically oriented and evidence-based, Practical Guide to Chronic Pain Syndromes supplies pain specialists, neurologists, and anesthesiologists with the latest critical advances in pain management. Key features include:

• Sections clearly organized by specific pain syndromes
• Chapters with basic structural templates for fast-referencing
• Two supplemental sections offering in-depth discussions of medications and other treatment options
• Treatment recommendations for an array of syndromes, including headache/facial pain and soft-tissue, neuropathic, rheumatological, abdominal, urological, low back, and cancer-related pain

The book delivers a swift and accurate diagnosis aide for the treatment of pain syndromes and the creation of treatment plans for chronic pain patients.

Spis treści

1.  Diabetic peripheral neuropathy  2. HIV/AIDS neuropathy 3. Central post stroke pain  4 Postherpetic neuralgia  5. Phantom limb  6. Pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome  7. Meralgia paresthetica  8. Compression neuropathies  9. Autonomic nervous system evaluation  10. Myofascial pain syndrome  11. Piriformis syndrome   12. Fibromyalgia  13. Mechanical low back pain  14. Neuropathic low back pain  15. Interstitial cystitis   16. Prostatitis  17. Chronic pelvic pain  18. Cancer pain   19. Palliative care   20. Electrical injury  21. Neurogenic thoracic outlet obstruction   22. Osteoarthritis   23. Non-opiate analgesics and adjuvants   24. Opioid medications   25. Legal aspects   26. Antidepressant medications  27. Anticonvulsant medications

O autorze

Gary W. Jay