Comprehensive information about all aspects of pain and pain management
Relevant to a wide audience – suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, nurses and GPs, as well as undergraduate students
Factual and informative for clinicians in everyday practice
Includes information on acute as well as chronic pain
New chapters on communication, the language of pain, pain education for patients, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary working, and inequities in pain including pain in low- and middle-income countries and amongst indigenous peoples
Updated chapters with new information about the psychology of pain
1. Introduction to pain 2. The patient’s voice 3. Developing your communication toolkit: a practical guide for healthcare professionals 4. Social determinants of pain
Section 1: Overview: what is pain? 5. The psychology of pain: implications for the assessment and management of people in pain 6. Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system 7. Neurophysiology of pain
Section 2: Assessment and management of pain 8. Assessing pain 9. Pain education for patients 10. Participating in life roles through self-management 11. Exercise therapy 12. Psychological management of pain 13. Neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome 14. Manual therapy and influence on pain perception 15. Pain pharmacology and the pharmacological management of pain 16. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture 17. Workplace rehabilitation
Section 3: Special issues 18. Multidisciplinary and interprofessional working 19. Pain in childhood 20. Pain in older adults 21. Cancer pain 22. Inequities in pain: pain in low- and middle-income countries and among indigenous peoples 23. Chronic pain and psychiatric problems 24. Acute pain 25. Persistent pain and the law: legal aspects of persistent pain management 26. Conclusions: the future
Hubert van Griensven, PhD, MSc(Pain), MCSP, BSc, DipAc, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK and Jenny Strong, PhD, MOccThy and BOccThy, Emeritus Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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