Chronic pain for dummies
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : S S Kassan; Charles J Vierck; Elizabeth Vierck
- ناشر : Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9780471751403
Description
Introduction. Part I: Getting the Lowdown on Chronic Pain. Chapter 1: Hurting That Doesn't Go Away. Chapter 2: Discovering How Pain Works. Chapter 3: When Pain Becomes Chronic. Part II: Detailing Some Causes of Chronic Pain. Chapter 4: Arthritis and Its Cohorts. Chapter 5: My Aching Back. Chapter 6: Head Cases: Migraines and Other Types of Craniofacial Pain. Chapter 7: The Odd Couple: Injuries and Strokes. Chapter 8: Burn Pain. Chapter 9: Digestive and Urinary Conditions. Chapter 10: Reproductive Conditions. Chapter 11: Following the Nerve Pathways: Neuralgias and Neuropathies. Chapter 12: Cancer Pain. Part III: Managing Your Pain Medically. Chapter 13: Putting Together an Anti-Pain Team. Chapter 14: Prescribing Medicines for Chronic Pain. Chapter 15: Taking an Alternative Approach to Pain Management. Chapter 16: Considering Surgery: The Last Resort? Part IV: Managing Your Pain with Lifestyle. Chapter 17: Tracking and Avoiding Pain Triggers. Chapter 18: Nutrition and Weight Control. Chapter 19: Getting Physical: Flexibility, Strength, Endurance, and Balance. Chapter 20: Tackling Fatigue. Chapter 21: Treating Pain and Stress Using the Power of Thought. Chapter 22: Relaxing, Praying, and Creating. Part V: Understanding Pain Throughout the Life Cycle. Chapter 23: Pain in Children. Chapter 24: Pain and Aging. Chapter 25: Pain at the End of Life. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Detect Bogus "Cures". Chapter 27: Ten Things to Remember about Pain and Sexuality. Chapter 28: Ten or So Web Sources for People with Chronic Pain. Chapter 29: Ten Things to Avoid When You Have Chronic Pain. Index.
Proven exercises and techniques for dealing with pain Your compassionate guide to conquering pain and living a full life Do you suffer from chronic pain? This reassuring, practical guide helps you understand what causes pain and how to manage it with the newest pain-relieving techniques
