Autor: Brook, Peter; Pickering, Tony; Connell, Jayne
Oxford Handbook of Pain Management
1st Edition 2011, 384 p., 11 illus flex. Einband

About the book:

• Provides a truly biopsychosocial approach to pain management
• Suitable for all those involved in the management of pain, advocating a multi-disciplinary approach
• Includes sections on the basic principles of treatment, therapeutic interventions, and specific clinical situations
• Covers a wide range of treatment modalities, including the non-medical management of pain

The Oxford Handbook of Pain Management is the essential resource for all clinicians involved in the management of pain. Organised into sections dealing with basic principles of treatment, therapeutic interventions, including non-medical management of pain, and specific clinical situations, the Handbook emphasises the multimodal treatment options available for patients with pain conditions and brings them together to provide a truly biopsychosocial approach to management. Covering both chronic and acute pain, it will help the practitioner to choose the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.

Table of Contents:

1: Acute Pain: Basic Principles
2: Acute Pain: General management techniques
3: Acute Pain: Specific clinical situations
4: Chronic Pain: Basic principles
5: Pharmacological therapies in chronic pain
6: Interventional therapies in chronic pain
7: Chronic pain: Neuromodulation
8: Chronic pain: Surgical techniques
9: Chronic pain: Physical therapy
10: Chronic pain: Psychological techniques
11: Chronic pain: Specific clinical situations