Pain : textbook for therapists / edited by Jenny Strong ... [and others] ; foreword by Patrick D. Wall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strong, Jenny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain.

Physical Therapy Modalities.

Occupational Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Pain.

Physical Therapy Modalities.

Occupational Therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2002.

Summary:

Many people in our communities have ailments that cause pain. As Professor Ronald Melzack has noted, unrelieved pain kills. It is therefore a responsibility of all health professionals to be knowledgeable about, and skilled in the assessment and management of, pain. Physiotherapists and occupational therapists have particularly crucial roles to play in this regard. In recognition of this, in 1994, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) published the Outline Curriculum on Pain for Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Since then implementation of the OT/PT Pain Curriculum has been hampered by the lack of an integrated, comprehensive textbook to support it. Pain: A Textbook for Therapists has been written to meet that need.

Pain: A Textbook for Therapists will provide those who read it with a greater understanding of the issues involved in assessing and treating people with pain. It will increase their awareness of the problems involved and help them to use a more effective and evidence-based approach to pain management. This book is relevant to all therapists.

Contents:

Section 1 Understanding pain 1

1. Introduction to pain / Anita M. Unruh, Jenny Strong, Anthony Wright 3

2. Neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system / Mary P. Galea 13

3. Neurophysiology of pain and pain modulation / Anthony Wright 43

4. Psychological, environmental and behavioural dimensions of the pain experience / Anita M. Unruh, Chris Henriksson 65

5. Placebo analgesia - friend not foe / Patricia A. Roche 81

6. Pain across the lifespan / Anita M. Unruh 99

Section 2 Assessing pain 121

7. Pain assessment and measurement / Jenny Strong, Jennifer Sturgess, Anita M. Unruh, Bill Vicenzino 123

Section 3 Managing pain 149

8. Generic principles of practice / Anita M. Unruh, Katherine Harman 151

9. Psychologically based pain management strategies / Jenny Strong, Anita M. Unruh 169

10. Physical treatments / Bill Vicenzino, Anthony Wright 187

11. Electrophysical agents in pain management / G. David Baxter, Panos Barlas 207

12. Alternative and complementary therapies / Anita M. Unruh, Katherine Harman 227

13. Exercise and pain / Julie Hides, Carolyn Richardson 245

14. Re-integration into work / Libby Gibson, Shelley Allen, Jenny Strong 267

15. Lifestyle management / Jenny Strong 289

16. Pharmacology of pain management / Anthony Wright, Heather A.E. Benson, James O'Callaghan 307

Section 4 Different pain problems 325

17. Musculoskeletal pain / Bill Vicenzino, Tina Souvlis, Anthony Wright 327

18. Neuropathic pain / Anthony Wright 351

19. Pain in the acute care setting / Stephan A. Schug, Deborah S. B. Watson 379

20. Chronic pain problems / Jenny Strong 397

21. Cancer pain / Jenny Strong, Sally Bennett 411

22. Chronic pain and psychiatric problems / Robert G. Large, Frank New, Jenny Strong, Anita M. Unruh 425.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0443059780

OCLC:

46660998