An Atlas of Pain

This medical atlas-textbook explains and demonstrates the mechanisms, diagnosis, location and syndromes of pain and pain therapy. It is designed for healthcare professionals in all areas of medicine, surgery and nursing, and for all allied health professionals. The book covers the epidemiology and costs of pain, pain in cancer patients, mechanisms of pain, assessment of pain, diagnostic measures that include physical examination, CAT and MRI scans and myelography, electron myography and nerve condition velocity and thermography, back pain, headaches, pelvic pain, chest pain, pain syndromes, and modern pain therapy using systemic medications, biofeedback, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, physical therapy, nerve blocks, epidural catheter, intrathecal systems and spinal cord stimulation.