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Handbook of Pain Management, 1st Edition

A Clinical Companion to Textbook of Pain
Authors :
Ronald Melzack & Patrick D. Wall
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 ...view more
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.
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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.

Key Features
  • 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

  • Author Information
    By Ronald Melzack, OC, FRSC, PhD, E. P. Taylor Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Patrick D. Wall, FRS, DM, FRCP, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, St Thomas’s Hospital, London, UK