Description
Book SynopsisPain Management is the first volume in the World Clinics: Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain series. It presents evidence-based reviews of current protocols in the management of pain.
Beginning with an overview of pain and its mechanisms, the following sections examine different sources of pain and approaches for its management.
Both acute and chronic pain are covered, as well as pain management in children and the elderly.
Separate chapters are dedicated to non-pharmacotherapeutic management techniques including physiotherapy and yoga.
With contributions from recognised international experts, this volume includes more than 100 full colour clinical photographs, illustrations and tables.
Key points
- First volume in World Clinics: Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain series
- Presents evidence-based reviews of current protocols for pain management
- Covers acute and chronic pain and non-drug therapies
- Contributions from experts in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia
- Includes more than 100 full colour photographs, illustrations and tables
Table of Contents
- Editorial
- Abbreviations
- Neurobiology of Persistent Pain: Recent Advances
- Imaging: A Revolution in Pain Management
- Pharmacotherapy in Chronic Pain
- Lumbar Spinal Pain: Treatment Options
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Where Do We Stand?
- Pain Management in Pediatric Patients
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Lumbar Facet Joint Pain
- Disc Techniques: Where is the Evidence?
- Management of Acute Perioperative Pain in Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions
- Practical Pain Management in the Elderly
- Management of Cancer Pain
- Complications in Pain Management Modalities: A Review
- Physiotherapy, Pain Management, and Surgical Interventions for
- Low Back Pain: Initial Review
- Role of Homeopathy in Pain Management
- Conceptual Basis of Yoga in Managing Chronic Pain
