The criminalization of opioid medications has made it all but impossible for pain patients to receive adequate treatment in the United States for more than one hundred years.
REDUCE YOUR PAIN HEAL YOUR JOINTS LIVE THE LIFE YOU DESERVEAre you one of the 350 million people worldwide who has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?
The Best-Kept Secret in MedicineIn the United States, the FDA currently recognizes hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for 14 conditions, including decompression sickness, embolism, crush injury, bone infection, burns, wound healing, severe anemia, and several others.
This new book examines the issue of pain in individuals with intellectual disabilities by introducing the topic as well as suggesting a model for pain in this population.
A clinical reference manual for the evaluation and treatment of muscle pain*; Contains detailed illustrations of pain patterns and trigger-point locations*; 15,000 copies sold in first hardcover editionMyofascial pain syndromes are among the fastest growing problems that physicians, osteopaths, acupuncturists, and physical, occupational, and massage therapists encounter in their patients.
A guide to the treatment of pain from common sports injuries and other physical activities*; Contains at-home techniques to promote healing and self-awareness of the body's musculature*; Explains how to relieve pain using manual massage in conjunction with small physio balls*; Includes an illustrated treatment reference section organized by region of the bodyThe vast majority of physical injuries incurred by active people begin with muscular injuries that are not addressed by the conventional medical approach to orthopedic care.
Techniques that allow parents to be active agents in providing relief and healing when illness occurs in their children *; Reveals the importance of touch in both childhood development and healing *; Details acupoint and trigger point therapy techniques for most common childhood ailments, including asthma *; Identifies when to seek professional help vs.
Tips, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Color Photos to Get the Most Out of Your TENS UnitPain can hinder every aspect of your life, making even the simplest of tasks unbearable.
Functional Electromyography: Provocative Maneuvers in Electrodiagnosis integrates electrophysiology further into the physical examination than ever before.
Because critical care medicine is a cutting-edge medical field that is highly evidence-based, studies are continuously published altering the approach to patient-care.
The field of Pain Medicine has evolved over the last 20 years to include an increasing array of sophisticated and technologically complex diagnostic and the- peutic procedures.
Headache and Chronic Pain Syndromes provides a case-based approach to state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of patients with common chronically painful conditions.
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.
As the growing prevalence of chronic low back pain continues to burden our healthcare system, identification and treatment of the appropriate source of pain is critical.
Marijuana (cannabis) remains a controversial drug in the 21st century, even though the plant has been known to human beings for at least 10,000 years with hemp-woven clothing material recorded in ancient China in 8,000 BCE and hemp foods in ancient China in 6000 BCE.
From Hippocratic medicine through modern theory, the concept and physiopathology of pain has been developed from religious and philosophical to a more scientific concept.
This book provides an original account of behavioral aspects with important ramifications for the study of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels functioning.
In the opening chapter of Chronic Pain: Prevalence, Management and Outcomes, the authors examine how the health care professional might psychologically approach the management of chronic pain.
