Textbook of Pain

A text which combines the theoretical and practical aspects of pain from basic scientific concepts to specific strategies of therapeutic management. Encompassing many specialties, the book serves as a guide to current concepts of pain, and should appeal to both clinicians and researchers.

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Since the publication of the first edition in 1984, Textbook of Pain embodies a unique combination of the theoretical and practical aspects of pain from basic scientific concepts to specific strategies of therapeutic management. Pain medicine encompasses many specialities-the contributors of the book are drawn from anatomy, oncology,pharmacology,pathology , anesthesia, psychology, neurology and psychiatry. Textbook of Pain serves as a comprehensive guide to current concepts of pain. It will appeal to the practicing clinician as well as the researcher. This new edition of the most comprehensive and scholarly reference book on pain research and management has been completely revised and up-dated. The 4th edition will be more concise than the current one. It will be some 300 pages shorter with 16 fewer chapters. Repetition and duplication of material will be eliminated and 24 chapters will undergo a radical reorganization. 15 new contributors have been recruited and 5 totally new chapters have been added: Neurotrophins, Cortex Imaging, Acute Medical/Intensive Care, Pain Measurement in Persons with Disabilities, and an extra drugs chapter in the Pharmacology section.
Features: * A single volume reference that covers all aspects of the understanding and management of pain. * Internationally renowned editors and contributors provide a unique combination of the theory and practice of pain medicine. * An outstanding editorial achievement. Provides succinct and readable coverage of this complex area of medicine. * User friendly. Includes a quick reference Index at the front of the book to help the reader to quickly access chapter headings and key words. The addition of a Key Points summary at theend of each chapter will provide a rapid overview of the essential information.