Autor: Bonakdar, Robert; Sukiennik, Andrew
Integrative Pain Management
1st Edition 2016, 928 p.

About the book:

• Optimizes a pain practioner's understanding of integrative medicine as it applies to pain management
• Covers emerging areas in pain management including: Central Sensitization Syndrome, Central Pain, Neuropathic Pain and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Case management of common pain scenarios including: Arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, headache and facial pain, pediatric and procedural pain, cancer pain, rheumatological pain, geriatric pain, abdomincal pelvic pain and pain at the end of life
• Chapters include the treatment of pain co-morbidities such as Sleep and Depression, Obesity Related Pain, and Pain and addiction
• Provides access to additional online content that supplements some of the integrative interventions discussed
• Endorsed by the American Academy of Pain Management

Integrative Pain Management provides an overview of pain physiology, current conventional care options, an understanding of integrative medicine as it applies to pain management, the role of pain practitioners when working collaboratively, and the utilization of an expansive and patient-centered treatment model. This comprehensive guide written by experts in the field provides case examples of pain conditions, reviews common integrative treatments including physical therapy, behavioral strategies, and advanced procedures to maximize function and reduce pain, and extensive further reading resources. Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, this volume offers clinicians treating pain innovative and patient-centered tools for approaching their most difficult cases to improve their approach and outcomes. The book provides access to additional online content that supplements some of the integrative interventions discussed including videos of tai chi in pain management, a demonstration of motivational interviewing as practitioner empowerment, and figures including the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) for spine care. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is "to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically."