Practical pain management : a guide for practitioners / S.W. Coniam and A.W. Diamond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coniam, S. W.

Contributor:

Diamond, A. W. (Andrew William)

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain--Treatment.

Pain.

Analgesia.

Pain Management.

Palliative Care.

Medical Subjects:

Pain Management.

Palliative Care.

Physical Description:

105 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Summary:

Pain is something that everyone feels but has always been difficult to understand and investigate due to its subjective nature. Practical Pain Management is written for all those involved in the care of people suffering from pain. The authors explain why pain is so often disregarded and poorly managed by clinicians. With an emphasis on the practical management of both chronic and acute pain, the book explores the mechanisms involved in pain percepetion, the use of analgesic drugs, local anesthetics, nerve blocks and stimulation techniques. The rehabilitation and care of patients whose pain cannot be adequately relieved is also considered and some ways in which specialist pain services can help with chronic pain syndromes are described. This comprehensive guide will help all those caring for patients in pain to have a better understanding of pain and to work more effectively towards its management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0192624059

0192624040

OCLC:

30623778