Understanding chronic pain / Angela J. Koestler, Ann Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koestler, Angela J.

Contributor:

Myers, Ann.

Series:

Understanding health and sickness series.

Understanding health and sickness series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic pain--Popular works.

Chronic pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Pain accounts for more than thirty-five million new medical visits and more than seventy million of all visits to physician's offices each year in the United States. Although there is no cure, Understanding Chronic Pain outlines new and effective treatments that focus on the management of pain and improvement in a patient's quality of life." "In the United States approximately ninety million people suffer from chronic pain, with an estimated cost exceeding $125 billion annually in health care, disability compensation, lost productivity, and lost tax revenue." "To provide information about the mechanisms of such suffering and about current treatments, the authors of Understanding Chronic Pain have combined their experiences as teachers, physicians, and therapists."--Jacket

Contents:

What is chronic pain?

What causes chronic pain?

Seeking relief

Taking care of yourself

Low back pain

Nerve pain

Rheumatic pain

Cancer pain

Other chronic pain conditions

The search for cures.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Chronic pain

ISBN:

9781604730357

1604730358

OCLC:

133167017