Back pain / John Lee, Suzanne Brook, Clare Daniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, John, 1963- author.

Brook, Suzanne, 1967- author.

Daniel, Clare, 1966- author.

Series:

Facts (Oxford, England)

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Backache--Popular works.

Backache.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of why chronic back pain develops and what makes it persist. Practical help is given to promote self-management with advice on stretching, exercise, relaxation, and managing thoughts and feelings associated with long term pain.

Contents:

Contents; Section 1 Understanding back pain; 1 How is the back constructed?; 2 What is back pain?; 3 Scans, X-rays and that word 'degenerating'; 4 How did the pain get to take over my life?; Section 2 Medical treatments; 5 What different types of professionals could help?; 6 Can my back pain be cured by injections or surgery?; 7 Can I take medications for my pain?; 8 Thoughts and feelings; 9 Communication; Section 3 Self-treatments; 10 Relaxation; 11 What is the role of exercise and movement?; 12 How much activity can I do?; 13 Specific stretches and exercises

Section 4 Bringing things together and real patients' stories14 Coping with a new pain: what can I expect from treatments?; 15 Making sense of scan results and finding a cure; 16 Home life is difficult; 17 Nights are the worst time; 18 My pain has got a whole lot worse; Appendix: Internet resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04604-2

1-283-58141-8

9786613893864

0-19-157580-1

OCLC:

727645812