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Pain sourcebook :

Bellenir, Karen

Pain sourcebook : basic consumer health information about specific forms of acute and chronic pain, including muscle and skeletal pain, nerve pain, cancer pain, and disorders characterized by pain, such as fibromyalgia ... / edited by Karen Bellenir. - 2nd ed. - Detroit : Omnigraphics, 2002. - xiii, 670 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Health reference series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Part I: Pain -- Chapter 1-Pain: Theories, Treatments, and Hope 3 -- Chapter 2-What We Know about Pain 17 -- Chapter 3-Chronic Nonmalignant Pain 27 -- Chapter 4-How Is Nerve Pain Different from Physical Pain? 31 -- Chapter 5-Gender and Pain 39 -- Chapter 6-Pain in Infants 49 -- Chapter 7-Children with Pain 53 -- Chapter 8-Pain in the Elderly 57 -- Chapter 9-Roadblocks to Pain Relief 65 --Part II: Types of Pain and Disorders Characterized by Pain -- Chapter 10-Appendicitis 75 -- Chapter 11-Arthritis 77 -- Chapter 12-Back Pain 87 -- Chapter 13-Cancer Pain 93 -- Chapter 14-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 109 -- Chapter 15-Central Pain Syndrome 113 -- Chapter 16-Chest Pain 125 -- Chapter 17-Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 135 -- Chapter 18-Earache (Otitis Media) 141 -- Chapter 19-Fibromyalgia 149 -- Chapter 20-Gout 161 -- Chapter 21-Headache 169 -- Chapter 22-Heartburn 187 -- Chapter 23-Interstitial Cystitis 197 -- Chapter 24-Kidney Stones 205 -- Chapter 25-Myofascial Pain Syndrome 221 -- Chapter 26-Neck Pain 223 -- Chapter 27-Occipital Neuralgia 231 -- Chapter 28-Paresthesia 233 -- Chapter 29-Pelvic Pain 235 -- Chapter 30-Phantom Pain 249 -- Chapter 31-Pinched Nerves 253 -- Chapter 32-Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis 255 -- Chapter 33-Polyneuropathy 261 -- Chapter 34-Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome. 265 -- Chapter 35-Sciatica 271 -- Chapter 36-Sexual Pain (Dyspareunia) 273 -- Chapter 37-Shingles 281 -- Chapter 38-Shoulder Pain 289 -- Chapter 39-Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) 303 -- Chapter 40-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 309 -- Chapter 41-Tooth Pain 311 -- Chapter 42-Trigeminal Neuralgia 315 -- Chapter 43-Vulvar Pain (Vulvodynia) 319 --Part III: Pain Management -- Chapter 44-Principles of Pain Management 327 -- Chapter 45-Answers for Pain Patients 335 -- Chapter 46-Managing Pain in Palliative Care 339 -- Chapter 47-Pain Treatments: An Overview 351 -- Chapter 48-Ways to Take Pain Medicine 357 -- Chapter 49-Tolerance, Physical Dependence, and Addiction 361 -- Chapter 50-Risks of Prescription Drug Abuse 365 -- Chapter 51-Opioids for People with Severe Pain 373 -- Chapter 52-Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) 379 -- Chapter 53-OxyContin 383 -- Chapter 54-Actiq for Breakthrough Cancer Pain 387 -- Chapter 55-Vioxx for Osteoarthritis and Menstrual Pain 389 -- Chapter 56-New Arthritis Drugs 391 -- Chapter 57-Non-Drug Adjuncts to Pain Medication 397 -- Chapter 58-Acupuncture 401 -- Chapter 59-Clinical Psychophysiology, Biofeedback, -- and Neurofeedback 425 -- Chapter 60-Hypnosis, Relaxation, and Massage Therapies 433 -- Chapter 61-National Institutes of Health Endorses -- Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain -- and Insomnia 439 --Part IV: Living with Pain -- Chapter 62-Action Guide for People with Pain 445 -- Chapter 63-Keeping a Pain Diary 453 -- Chapter 64-Alcohol-Medication Interactions 455 -- Chapter 65-Painkillers and the Kidney (Analgesic Nephropathy) 465 -- Chapter 66-Pain Relievers and Peptic Ulcers 467 -- Chapter 67-Harmful Effects of Medicines on the Digestive System 469 -- Chapter 68-Chronic Pain and Depression 479 -- Chapter 69-Anger: Helpful or Harmful? 483 -- Chapter 70-Anxiety and Its Effect on Pain Perception 487 -- Chapter 71-Interpersonal Relationships and Pain 491 -- Chapter 72-Sexual Expression and Chronic Pain 495 -- Chapter 73-Sleep and Chronic Pain 499 -- Chapter 74-Chronic Pain: Financial Issues 505 -- Chapter 75-Physical Pain and Suicide 509 --Part V: Pain Research -- Chapter 76-The Need for Pain Research 519 -- Chapter 77-Complementary and Alternative Medicine: -- Research Challenges 523 --.

0780806123 (hbk. : alk. paper)


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