Pain sourcebook : basic consumer health information about causes and types of acute and chronic pain and disorders and injuries characterized by pain, including arthritis, back pain, burns, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, neuralgia, sciatica, shingles, and more ; along with facts about over-the-counter and prescription analgesics, physical therapy, and complementary and alternative medicine therapies, tips for managing pain, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of additional resources / edited by Pearline Jaikumar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jaikumar, Pearline, editor.

Series:

Health reference series.

Health Reference Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain--Popular works.

Pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 756 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2017]

Summary:

"Provides consumer health information about the causes and management of various types of acute and chronic pain, along with prevention strategies and coping tips. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part I. Encountering and avoiding pain

part II. Musculoskeletal pain

part III. Other pain-related injuries and disorders

part IV. Medical management of pain

part V. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786845740

1786845741

9780780815728

0780815726

OCLC:

990778232