Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control
This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain.

Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience. For many, their experience of pain transcends an occasional or nagging discomfort and disrupts their lives. Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control presents insights that will be useful to anyone who wants to be more knowledgeable about recognizing pain conditions through symptoms and telltale signs, and needs to be fully informed about the various treatment options available.

Providing information that is at once cutting-edge, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand, the chapters also provide the resources needed to obtain further information about the topic. The book covers all major pain syndromes in a manner accessible to those without backgrounds in science or pain treatment, explicitly explaining symptoms, tests that may be needed, and treatments and rehabilitation techniques that are possible. The last section of the text discusses pain issues of specific populations, such as children, the elderly, and women during childbirth.

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Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control
This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain.

Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience. For many, their experience of pain transcends an occasional or nagging discomfort and disrupts their lives. Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control presents insights that will be useful to anyone who wants to be more knowledgeable about recognizing pain conditions through symptoms and telltale signs, and needs to be fully informed about the various treatment options available.

Providing information that is at once cutting-edge, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand, the chapters also provide the resources needed to obtain further information about the topic. The book covers all major pain syndromes in a manner accessible to those without backgrounds in science or pain treatment, explicitly explaining symptoms, tests that may be needed, and treatments and rehabilitation techniques that are possible. The last section of the text discusses pain issues of specific populations, such as children, the elderly, and women during childbirth.

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Overview

This empowering book provides a comprehensive resource to help readers of all ages understand pain, seek the right diagnosis and treatment, and allow them to take control of their pain.

Unfortunately, pain is a universal human experience. For many, their experience of pain transcends an occasional or nagging discomfort and disrupts their lives. Understanding Pain: What You Need to Know to Take Control presents insights that will be useful to anyone who wants to be more knowledgeable about recognizing pain conditions through symptoms and telltale signs, and needs to be fully informed about the various treatment options available.

Providing information that is at once cutting-edge, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand, the chapters also provide the resources needed to obtain further information about the topic. The book covers all major pain syndromes in a manner accessible to those without backgrounds in science or pain treatment, explicitly explaining symptoms, tests that may be needed, and treatments and rehabilitation techniques that are possible. The last section of the text discusses pain issues of specific populations, such as children, the elderly, and women during childbirth.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313396038
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/10/2011
Series: The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. He also serves as director of Pain Services and as professor within the Department of Pharmacology. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pain management.

Richard D. Urman, MD, MBA, is an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and director of sedation services at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. He received both his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Julie K. Silver, MD
Part I: Introduction
1. Historical Perspective on Treating Pain
Ike Eriator, Daniel S. Reynolds, and Joe Cook
2. How to Choose a Pain Practitioner Who Is Right for You
Rinoo V. Shah and Alan D. Kaye
3. Defining Pain and Understanding Types of Pain
Eun Jung Yi
4. The Evaluation: What to Tell the Doctor
Brian Derhake and Jianguo Cheng
5. Treating Pain as a Team (Multidisciplinary) Effort
Dmitri Souzdalnitski, Matthew Hansen, and Jianguo Cheng
6. Medications Used to Manage Pain
Kay Yeung and Justin Hata
7. Special Concerns Regarding Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Adam M. Kaye and Alan D. Kaye
8. "Alternative" Methods to Managing Pain
Damien Tavares and Danielle Perret
9. Addiction to Pain Medications and Pain Management Challenges
Kathryn Nixdorf and Grace Chen
10. How to Apply for Disability Benefits
Ruth Van Vleet and Kathleen McAlpine
Part II: Specific Painful Conditions and Treatment Options
11. Headache
C. Obi Onyewu, Frank J.E. Falco, Sareta Coubarous, and Rajesh Jari
12. Pain in the Ear, Eye, and Face
Christopher Annis and Magdalena Anitescu
13. Neck and Shoulder Pain
John C. Pan, Pamela Law, and David E. Fish
14. Abdominal (Belly) Pain
Frank J. E. Falco, Renato Vesga, Syed A. Husain, and Jignyasa L. Desai
15. Low Back Pain
Rinoo V. Shah and Alan D. Kaye
16. Arm, Leg, and Phantom Limb Pain
Jung H. Kim and Tamer Elbaz
17. Gynecological, Pelvic, and Urological Pain
Rinoo V. Shah and Alan D. Kaye
18. Chest Pain
Zach Nye
19. Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, and Joint Pain
Nathan Perrizo and David E. Fish
20. Ischemic Pain in Diabetes and Other Metabolic Disorders
Michael Harned and Paul Sloan
21. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Pain
Matthew Hansen and Jianguo Cheng
22. Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia
Lowell Reynolds and Jonathan Geach
23. Foot Pain
Vanny Le and Tamer Elbaz
24. Cancer Pain and Palliative Care
Arash Asher
25. Psychiatric Disorders and Pain Management
Phillip R.T. Weidner
Part III: Advanced Pain Procedures, Surgery, and Anesthesia
26. Injections and Other Interventions for Pain Management
Jie Zhu, Frank J.E. Falco, C. Obi Onyewu, and Youssef Josephson
27. Advanced Techniques for Chronic Pain of the Spine
Rinoo V. Shah, Sudhir Diwan, and Alan D. Kaye
28. Anesthesia and Surgery: What to Expect
Haibin Wang and Jianguo Cheng
29. Pain Management after Surgery
Gulshan Doulatram and Vu Tran
30. Rehabilitation Programs
Rinoo V. Shah and Alan D. Kaye
Part IV: Special Populations
31. Pain in Children
Galaxy Li and Christine Greco
32. Pain and the Elderly
Michael Harned and Paul Sloan
33. Pain during Labor and Childbirth
Raed Rahman and Magdalena Anitescu
34. The Future of Pain Management: What It Means for You
Carl Noe
Index
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