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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
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.
"This clinical companion should form part of the library for all pain services and would be extremely useful in the recovery room for all grades of staff. This volume is crammed with easy to understand tables and figures that would be useful for teaching purposes" Felicia Cox, British Journal of Perioperative Nursing, June 2004