Pain - Elsevier E-book on VitalSource, 2nd Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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The highly anticipated new edition of Pain: a textbook for health professionals (previous subtitle a textbook for therapists) has undergone a major rewrite in order to reflect the rapid developments in the field of pain management. It highlights an effective and evidence-based method, providing the theoretical basis to help with the assessment and management of persistent pain, while also discussing in depth a range of specific approaches.
Pain: a textbook for health professionals is written emphatically from a biopsychosocial perspective. In order to set the scene, the introductory section includes chapters on the patient’s voice and social determinants of pain. This ensures that the deeply personal and social aspects of pain are not lost among the more technical and biological commentary. These aspects provide an overall context, and are revisited in chapters on participation of life roles, work rehabilitation and psychology.
The basic science section includes key chapters on the psychology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of pain. This provides a basis for subsequent chapters on specific approaches such as pharmacology, physical therapy and complementary medicine. Pain in specific patient groups, including children, the elderly and those with cancer, are dealt with in separate chapters, as are pain problems such as complex regional pain syndrome and chronic spinal pain. Although the emphasis of the book is on long term pain, acute pain is discussed as a possible precursor and determinant of chronicity.
"The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain." Reviewed by: Physical Therapy In Sport, Date: Oct 14
Newer Edition Available
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- Patient-centred approach to care – advocates listening to the patient’s voice
- Covers social determinants of pain
- Guides the reader from pain psychology to the practical application of psychological interventions
- Learning aids – chapter objectives, reflective exercises, case examples, and revision questions
- Emphasizes an evidence-based perspective
- Written by an international team of experts
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- topics such as pain in children and the elderly, pain education for professionals, disability and medico-legal aspects
- expanded focus on complex regional pain syndrome, acupuncture and psychology
- improved layout for a better learning and studying experience
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1. Introduction to pain Anita M. Unruh, Jenny Strong and Hubert van Griensven
2. The patient’s voice Mandy Nielsen
3. Social determinants of pain Kenneth D. Craig and Samantha R. Fashler
SECTION 1 – OVERVIEW: WHAT IS PAIN?
4. The psychology of pain: models and targets for comprehensive assessment Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Lydia Gomez-Perez, Ashley A. Richter and R. Nicholas Carleton
5. Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system Mary Galea
6.Neurophysiology of pain Hubert van Griensven
SECTION 2 – ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PAIN
7. Pain assessment and measurement Jenny Strong, Anita M. Unruh, Bill Vincenzino
8. Psychological interventions: a conceptual perspective Michael J.L. Sullivan
9. Psychological interventions: application to management of pain Patrick McGrath, Jill Chorney, Anna Huguet and Anita M. Unruh
10. Neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome Nicola U. Cook and Hubert van Griensven
11. Pain pharmacology and the pharmacological management of pain Maree T. Smith and Arjun Muralidharan
12. Manual therapy and influence on pain perception Chris McCarthy
13. Exercise therapy Nadine Foster, Annette Bishop, Melanie Holden and Krysia Dziedzic
14. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture Mark I. Johnson and Carole A. Paley
15. Complementary therapy approaches to pain Peter Mackereth, Ann Carter and Jacqui Stringer
16. Workplace rehabilitation L. Gibson and J. Strong
SECTION 3 – SPECIAL ISSUES
17. Pain education for professionals Emma Briggs and Sarah E. Henderson
18. Pain in childhood Anita M. Unruh and Patrick J. McGrath
19. Pain in the elderly Stephen J. Gibson
20. Cancer pain Sally Bennett, Geoffrey Mitchell and Jenny Strong
21. Managing chronic spinal pain Diarmuid Denneny
22. Rehabilitation and the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health Karl S. Bagraith and Jenny Strong
23. Participating in life roles Jenny Strong
24. Persistent pain and the law: clinical and legal aspects of chronic pain George Mendelson and Danuta Mendelson
25. Chronic pain and psychiatric problems Harold Merskey
26. Acute pain Stephan A. Schug, Deborah Watson and Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn
27. Conclusions: the future Hubert van Griensven, Jenny Strong, Anita M. Unruh