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Chronic Pain: Assessment, Diagnosis and Management

ANNOTATION
"...focuses on conquering pain & its related problems through proper
management...offers numerous tools & concepts with which to attach chronic
pain, this complete reference offers any health care professional specific
strategies."
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The theme of this book is conquering pain and its related problems through
proper management. It offers numerous tools and concepts with which to attack
chronic pain and win the battle that more than 35 million people in the U.S.
alone fight every day. Covering almost every speciality in the field of health
care professionals who must be concerned with pain management, this complete
reference offers them strategies for helping their patients, and for patients
to help themselves.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A kaleidoscopic view of the growing problem for professionals in any of the
fields that encounter patients who suffer it, and for patients and their
families as well, though the level of sophistication varies widely from chapter
to chapter. Along with case studies and personal stories, the topics include
living with chronic pain, fibromylagia, trigger points, psychological and
stress management, massage therapy, returning to work, medications that may
help, and the anesthesiologist's role. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book
News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Chronic Pain: Assessment, Diagnosis and Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Prologue
Preface
The Editors
Contributing Authors
Dedication
Sect. I Chronic Pain
Ch. 1 I Am No Stranger to Pain 3
Ch. 2 The Many Facets of Chronic Pain 9
Ch. 3 Chronic Pain: What Is It? 33
Ch. 4 Living with Chronic Pain 57
Ch. 5 Chronic Pain Is a Family Problem 65
Ch. 6 The Search for Help with a Chronic Pain Problem Can Be Frustrating 83
Sect. II Soft Tissue Pain Problems
Ch. 7 Soft Tissue Pain Problems: Introduction 91
Ch. 8 Jacki's Story 93
Ch. 9 Fibromylagia 95
Ch. 10 Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Clinical Evaluation and Management of Patients
105
Ch. 11 The Role of Trigger Points in the Management of Head, Neck, and Face
Pain 153
Ch. 12 A Patient's Guide to Trigger Points 167
Ch. 13 In Defense of a Trigger Point Patient: TrPs Are Myogenic, Not
Psychogenic 171
Ch. 14 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 179
Sect. III Psychology
Ch. 15 Psychological and Stress Management Approaches to Chronic Pain 195
Ch. 16 Chronic Pain and Stress 203
Ch. 17 Touching and Being Touched 209
Sect. IV Physical Therapies and Rehabilitation
Ch. 18 Massage Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain 217
Ch. 19 Chiropractic in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain 225
Ch. 20 Returning to Work 229
Sect. V Medication Management in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain
Ch. 21 Medications That May Be Useful in the Management of Patients with
Chronic Intractable Pain 243
Ch. 22 When I Control the Pain, I Control My Life: Opioids and Opioid-
Containing Analgesic Medication in the Management of Chronic Intractable Pain
289
Ch. 23 Sally's Story: Opioid Usage Over a Number of Years in a Chronic Pain
Patient 355
Ch. 24 Louise's Story: Misunderstandings About Postoperative Analgesic Dosing
383
Ch. 25 Nina: The Use of Potent Opioids in a Complex Chronic Pain Patient 389
Ch. 26 Stewart's Story: The Use of Injectable Analgesic for Maintenance of
Gainful Employment 477
Ch. 27 Glossary of Terms for Opioids and Opioid-Containing Analgesic Medication
in the Management of Chronic Intractable Pain 481
Ch. 28 Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Levels in Chronic Pain Patients 485
Sect. VI Miscellaneous
Ch. 29 The Anesthesiologist's Role in a Pain Clinic 491
Ch. 30 My Story: Chronic Pain and How to Keep Your Friends 495
Sect. VII Appendix
The American Academy of Pain Management 509
Index 511