Pain Management

Chronic pain places a tremendous burden on both the patient and the healthcare system. The use of opioids to address pain has resulted in negative impacts. As practitioners work to undo the current opioid crisis, options to manage pain need a new...

The European Pain Federation EFIC is made up of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Its Health Care Professionals look after a population of over 740 million people in its 37 member countries. European Pain Management...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630268923Author Elena JurisFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint Hunter House PublishersPublisher Hunter House PublishersWeight(grams) 426g

Psychedelic Shamanism presents the spiritual and shamanic properties of psychotropic plants and discusses how they can be used to understand the structure of human consciousness. Author Jim DeKorne offers authoritative information about the cultivation,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788176294782Author R. KumarFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Deep & Deep PublicationsPublisher Deep & Deep Publications

Following amputation, up to 80% amputees perceive pain in the missing part of the arm or leg, known as phantom limb pain. Why phantom limb pain occurs has not been fully understood and the pain can be very difficult to relieve. This Ph.D. dissertation...

The development of generalized sensitization during acute pain conditions plays an important potential role for the transition to and development of chronic pain. Such a phenomenon complicates adequate pain management and challenges current therapeutic...

The work presented in this PhD thesis is the result of research carried out at the Center for Sensory-Motor interaction (SMI) at Aalborg University (Denmark) in the period from September 2009 to March 2013. The research was supported by the Danish...

The success of a neural electrode is often measured by its performance in the selective stimulation of or recording from individual fascicles within a peripheral nerve without damaging the nerve. Neural prostheses are limited by the availability of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218225063Author Murray J McAllisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Institute for Chronic PainPublisher Institute for Chronic PainWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218225056Author Murray J McAllisterFormat HardbackPage Count 290Imprint Institute for Chronic PainPublisher Institute for Chronic PainWeight(grams) 581g

In this book, emphasis is placed on the scientific background leading to the discovery of valproate, and its clinical development into one of the most widely used antiepileptic drugs, a milestone in drug therapy. It reviews the state of the drug, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732880436Author D Terrence Foster M DFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Global Health & ConsortiumPublisher Global Health &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615998517Author Alan E SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Loving Healing PressPublisher Loving Healing PressWeight(grams) 191g

Visceral pain, or pain in the internal organs, is often quite difficult for the clinician to recognize promptly as its characteristics are often atypical and vary with time. Patients with visceral pain also often present with concurrent painful...

In this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editor Dr. David O'Gurek brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Chronic Pain Management. Top experts in the field cover this timely topic in depth, including non-pharmacologic...

Offering timely coverage of this complex field, Interventional Management of Chronic Visceral Pain Syndromes is a practical, evidence-based guide for the mechanisms, presentation, diagnosis, and treatments of chronic non-malignant and malignant abdominal...

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This book provides an up-to-date account of how to deal with the major chronic pain syndromes, including back pain, body and myofascial pain, malignant diseases, neurogenic pain, and headaches. It gives both background knowledge, and clear and concise...

Clinics Collections: Pain Management draws from Elsevier's robust Clinics Review Articles database to provide multidisciplinary teams, including general practitioners, orthopedists, obstetricians , neurologists, gastroenterologists, nurses, and other...

This book adopts a unique integrated approach to the neurosciences and psychopharmacology. Drawing from many disciplines, it describes the function of the brain systems governing human behavior--systems for waking and sleeping, learning and memory,...

In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics , guest editors Drs. Joshua M. Rosenow and Julie G. Pilitsis bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pain Management. Because pain management often benefits from a multidisciplinary approach, this issue...

Nicotine in the form of tobacco has been more widely used by humans than almost any other psychoactive drug. Recognition of the important role of nicotine in tobacco addiction, together with rapid advances in the techniques available to neuroscientists,...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a technique that delivers mild electrical currents across the intact surface of the skin to reduce pain. TENS is used by practitioners throughout the world to manage painful conditions and TENS...

Until recently most attention was focussed on low back pain but now the key area of interest for new research is neck pain and related headache often associated with whiplash or poor posture in working environments such as using computers. This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781836900573Author Danny LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Bookvault PublishingPublisher Bookvault PublishingWeight(grams) 794g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957456096Author Dr Swagatesh BastiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Stardom BooksPublisher Stardom BooksWeight(grams) 140g

This book proposes a didactic approach to the different aspects of pain in mental health. The various chapters cover the myths, neurophysiology, perception, measurement and management of pain in mental health. The most common problems, including mood...

Many effective analgesic drugs are available for the relief of acute pain, but their clinical use is widely regarded as being inadequate. The reasons cited for this include concern about the adverse effects of opioids and also insufficient adjustment of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218499655Author GirnitaFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Rheumatologist OncallPublisher Rheumatologist OncallWeight(grams) 476g

This practical text provides a clinical overview of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment for fibromyalgia. Current evidence-based treatments and guidelines are emphasized along with lifestyle modification suggestions for the patient. Also included is a...

Since 1961, when pain therapy was introduced by Bonica, the- re have been world-wide efforts to establish basic regimens for the treatment of chronic pain. Yet many patients still continue to suffer from intractable pain despite the availa- bility of...

Characterized by clarity and straddling the line between scope and depth of information, this concise book provides physicians a comprehensive overview of pain medicine. Chapters are written by some of the leading minds in pain medicine and feature case...

Historical photograph of spinal anaesthesia In 1884 the American neurologist J. L. eases. His discovery, however, marks the Corning, by blocking the neural con onset of the era of regional anaesthesia. It took almost one hundred years until his duction...

Chronic Abdominal Pain is a comprehensive resource focused on the management of chronic abdominal pain. Chapters begin with an overview of pain generation, adaptive mechanisms and various diagnostic approaches. A complete range of novel, conservative,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954612044Author Priya SadawarteFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Medmantra, LLCPublisher Medmantra, LLCWeight(grams) 152g

Because diagnosing orofacial pain can be a challenge, the book describes the appropriate history-taking methods, detailed examinations, and relevant tests that will help clinicians to work through the differential diagnosis. Effective medical, surgical,...

When a person suffers from advanced, progressive illness, palliative care - treatments that improve the physical and psychological quality of life of patients and their families - can be just as important as treatments that aim to slow or prevent disease...

Patients with chronic pain present a unique set of challenges to the primary care clinician. In Chronic Pain: A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management, Second Edition, leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, again offers practical, clear, and...