Handbook of Pain Management : A Clinical Companion to Textbook of Pain

Provides the pain specialist and trainee with an overview on the management complexities, assessment tools, and multiple treatment modalities. A useful companion to the "Textbook of Pain", this book emphasises on the clinical aspects of pain medicine. It contains the information that the practitioner and trainee needs.

The essential companion to the Textbook of Pain, this book provides the pain specialist and trainee with an easy-to-access overview on the management complexities, assessment tools and multiple treatment modalities that are currently available to the physician dealing with the full spectrum of pain syndromes. The emphasis throughout is on the clinical aspects of pain medicine. It contains the core information that the practitioner and trainee needs. Each chapter is brief and succinctly written, with key information provided in accessible tables and summary charts. The book is divided into two main sections: clinical states (acute, chronic and cancer pain) and therapeutic aspects (pharmacological, surgical, physiotherapy, psychotherapy) - and it presents a rational, multidisciplinary approach to the management of pain.Designed for concise, quick referenceProvides core information needed for accurate diagnosis and management of patientsAccessible and affordable introduction to pain medicineEdited by Melzack & Wall themselves - giving reassurance that the information is from a knowledgeable and trusted sourceSuitable as a recommended text for pain specialists in training