Handbook of Pain Management: A Clinical Companion to Textbook of Pain - Softcover

Melzack OC FRSC PhD, Ronald; Wall FRS DM FRCP, Patrick D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443072019 ISBN 13: 9780443072017

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2003

Synopsis

The essential companion to the Textbook of Pain, this book provides the pain specialist and trainee with an easy-to-access overview on the management complexities, assessment tools and multiple treatment modalities that are currently available to the physician dealing with the full spectrum of pain syndromes. The emphasis throughout is on the clinical aspects of pain medicine. It contains the core information that the practitioner and trainee needs.

Each chapter is brief and succinctly written, with key information provided in accessible tables and summary charts. The book is divided into two main sections: clinical states (acute, chronic and cancer pain) and therapeutic aspects (pharmacological, surgical, physiotherapy, psychotherapy) - and it presents a rational, multidisciplinary approach to the management of pain.

Designed for concise, quick reference

Provides core information needed for accurate diagnosis and management of patients

Accessible and affordable introduction to pain medicine

Edited by Melzack & Wall themselves - giving reassurance that the information is from a knowledgeable and trusted source

Suitable as a recommended text for pain specialists in training

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443072019
• ISBN 13: 9780443072017
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 768