Pain and pain management

This valuable and insightful study into chronic pain and its treatment advances a striking analysis of the complex phenomenon of chronic pain, also attesting to the importance of the medical humanities in addressing urgent questions that medical science alone cannot resolve.

Detailed clinical text giving clear diagnostic and management guidance for a wide range of neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care problems.

The development of pain as a common experience and its treatment is very important, not only where it is caused by injury or inflammation, but also in chronic states where the nerves themselves are damaged.

The most comprehensive guide ever created for head, face, and neck (HFN) pain, this multi-author book offers the very latest research and therapeutic information on this important and hugely interdisciplinary topic.

In anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care, practitioners at all levels need help to stay current with the continually evolving drug knowledge-base and trainees need tools to prepare for in-training and board exams that increasingly test their knowledge of pharmacology.

Part of the What Do I Do Now?

The authors of the first edition worked together again to revise data for the second edition of this popular volume.

Supported by an extensive review of migraine pathogenesis and more than 200 case histories gleaned from the authors' personal experiences, this guide proposes two radical new concepts: all primary headaches are fundamentally a form of migraine and everyone may experience some manifestation of the migraine process in their life.

Our present understanding of the psychosocial aspects of pain in children is reviewed in this monograph by leading scientists and practitioners.

In the field of pain medicine, the interventions that can improve a patient's pain, mood, and functionality are only as effective as the patient's willingness to follow recommended treatment plans.

A comprehensive introduction to this multi-faceted topic and a guide to all aspects of pain.

This book provides an original account of behavioral aspects with important ramifications for the study of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels functioning.

Caring for the Family Caregiver examines the high cost and poorly addressed exigencies of the family caregiver in chronic illness, including health literacy, palliative care, and health outcomes, through the prism of communication.

This concise, evidence-based text contains essential topics important for every pain management student, trainee, and practitioner.

Pain is a serious health problem.

This work includes a foreword by Elizabeth Rogerson.

While recognizing the multidisciplinary nature of pain management, the Clinical Manual of Pain Management in Psychiatry focuses on the role of mental health practitioners in evaluation and assessment, pharmacological management, psychotherapeutic interventions, and comprehensive treatment planning.

Up to 35% of adults suffer from chronic pain, and a substantial number of these patients are admitted to hospitals every year.

There are few situations in anesthesia where precise anatomic location is more important than in regional anesthesia.

Why does scratching an itch feel so good?

A one-stop reference for clinicians at all levels faced with uncommon problems in acute medicine.

Advances in medical science and technology are saving the lives of more children worldwide than ever.

Schmerzexpertise in den Feldern der GesundheitsversorgungSchmerz ist ein multidimensionales Phänomen und betrifft Menschen aller Altersstufen und Erkrankungen in jedem Stadium ihres Lebenslaufs.

From reviews of the First Edition:"e;For the practitioner new to the field of implantable therapies, this book shows the scope of this particular branch of pain medicine.

Practiced for more than 2,000 years, acupuncture was once restricted to the realm of alternative medicine.

Psychopharmacological Agents, Volume III focuses on psychopharmacological agents used for the treatment of mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.

Since its serendipitous discovery, surgeons and physicians have continued to study and refine the surgical treatment of chronic headaches.

Written by a professional musician who is also a certified occupational therapist, Teaching Healthy Musicianship first and foremost help music educators avoid common injuries that they themselves encounter, and in the process it also equips them with the tools they need to instill healthy musicianship practices in their students.

An expert explores the nature of pain: why it hurts and why some pain is good and some pain is bad.

Effective pain management requires increasingly specialized knowledge.

Spinal disorders, especially neck and back pain, are frequent yet challenging for physicians to manage.

Pain therapy, effective and cost-effective, easy to learnA highly effective, low-risk pain management therapy to include in your patient services, Injection Therapy in Pain Management provides a practical, step-by-step approach that will allow physicians, including those without extensive prior experience, to manage pain through the injection of local anesthetics.

From childhood to millennials and beyond, it is essential we take a life-course approach to occupation and work when in pain.

Psychopharmacological Agents, Volume IV summarizes the chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical manifestations of psychoactive drugs which are abused, with emphasis on opiate abuse and its treatment.

A discussion of the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain in women, addressing a broad scope of underlying conditions.

Patients with extreme obesity undergoing surgical procedures need specific perioperative management.

The literature increasingly supports the position that elective surgery on poorly prepared chronic pain patients is not smart and ultimately in no-one's best interest.

Once an uncommon clinical finding, the Chiari malformations are now frequently seen with the advent of more sophisticated imaging modalities.

A practical manual on the treatment of pelvic pain, focusing on the many gynecological and non-gynecological causes of the condition.

This book offers an in indictment of the nation's drug enforcement approach focusing on the short-sighted policies that often deny patients suffering from chronic pain the medications they need.

None of the literature in the field of terminal care provides a full treatment of the laws, documents, and policies relating to the difficult issues arising at the end of life.

There is a decreased tolerance for error when pediatric patients undergo medical procedures.

A practical manual on the treatment of pelvic pain, focusing on the many gynecological and non-gynecological causes of the condition.

This is an updated guide to the range of drugs commonly unused in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.

This book synthesizes the current research on headache triggers and details how improving the measurement properties of trigger assessments can benefit clinical and research efforts.

For hundreds of years cannabis has been used as a therapeutic medicine around the world.

Concise, highly illustrated text covers the key aspects of all imaging modalities of relevance to anaesthetists and intensivists.

Practical overview of techniques used in the management of pain in interventional radiology suites.