Handbook of Pain Management: A Clinical Companion to Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain

Handbook of Pain Management: A Clinical Companion to Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain
ISBN-10
0443072019
ISBN-13
9780443072017
Category
Medical / Neurology
Pages
753
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone
Authors
Ronald Melzack, Patrick David Wall

Description

An Essentials version of the Textbook of Pain, 4/e, this book is intended to provide the pain medicine 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 will contain the core information that the practitioner and trainee needs. Each chapter is brief and succinctly written and the text is well broken up with headings, tables and summary charts. The book is divided into 2 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

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