Wall and Melzack's textbook of pain / edited by Stephen B. McMahon, Martin Koltzenburg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wall, Patrick D. (Patrick David), 1925-2001.

McMahon, S. B. (Stephen B.)

Koltzenburg, Martin, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain.

Medical Subjects:

Pain.

Physical Description:

xviii, 1239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Other Title:

Textbook of pain

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2006.

Summary:

Now available as a multimedia e -dition, the new 5th Edition of Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain , revised under new editorial leadership, and with a host of new, multidisciplinary international contributors covers virtually every aspect of pain. Read all the latest about the neurophysiology, psychology, and assessment of every type of pain syndrome. Describes today's full range of pharmacologic, surgical, electrostimulative, physiotherapeutic, and psychological management options. The e -dition offers the book plus a website that is continuously updated for the life of the edition. All drug information is linked to Mosby's Drug Consult, all references are linked to PubMed, and all illustrations and tables can be downloaded into PowerPoint slides for presentations.

Contents:

Section 1. Neurobiology of pain

Section 2. Assessment and psychology of pain

Section 3. Pharmacology and treatment of pain

Section 4. Clinical states: deep somatic tissue

Section 5. Clinical states: viscera

Section 6. Clinical states: headache and facial pain

Section 7. Clinical states: neuropathic pain

Section 8. Clinical states: cancer pain

Section 9. Clinical states: special cases.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Textbook of pain. 4th ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0443072876

0443067910

0443067813

OCLC:

61692724