Description
The practice of pain medicine has changed dramatically over the past few years. This practical and accessible evidence-based clinical handbook provides medical and nursing professionals with in-depth and up-to-date information on the various types of chronic pain, the underlying causes, and associated symptoms. Focused primarily on the management of chronic pain, the book covers the major chronic pain conditions in the head and neck, spine, and extremities. Also, it provides invaluable guidance on various pain management techniques, including medication, physical therapy, and psychological interventions. With this knowledge, healthcare professionals will be equipped to provide more effective and compassionate care, improve patients' quality of life, and reduce the risk of chronic pain and opioid dependence. An invaluable resource for pain medicine physicians, anesthesiologiests, primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, and nurse anaesthetists as well as those physicians preparing for US Board certification and recertification exams.
An easy-to-navigate clinical handbook covering the commonly encountered chronic pain topics for all medical field workers.
About the Author
Omar Viswanath, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works as a private practice pain physician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ivan Urits, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works in the Department of Pain Management at Southcoast Health in Wareham, Massachusetts, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108969826
Author Omar Viswanath
Format Paperback
Page Count 366
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 410g
Dimensions(mm) 190mm * 122mm * 20mm
An easy-to-navigate clinical handbook covering the commonly encountered chronic pain topics for all medical field workers.
About the Author
Omar Viswanath, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works as a private practice pain physician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ivan Urits, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works in the Department of Pain Management at Southcoast Health in Wareham, Massachusetts, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108969826
Author Omar Viswanath
Format Paperback
Page Count 366
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 410g
Dimensions(mm) 190mm * 122mm * 20mm
