Product Description

Pain management is a growing area of interest for many health care professionals. This book examines the area, dealing specifically with the management of potentially chronic pain. It examines how to assess patients with pain, the factors involved in the development of chronic pain and the setting up and running of a pain management programme. The authors have focused both on what is done in the management of pain and whether and why it is done, covering not only the content of interdisciplinary pain management but also the processes involved. An essential reference for all health professionals involved in all aspects of pain management. Features: * Provides extensive background material and covers broad issues which other books lack * The focus of the book is not only what is done with the management of pain but whether and why it is done * Both authors have been closely involved in the establishment and ongoing management of The Pain Management Programme at Salford, one of the best in the world

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #977912 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 438 pages

Review
"It is my view that this book is essential to all those working with patients who report pain and have pain related physical incapacity.... For those who are setting up a pain management programme or who already have, the book is essential. I would like to commend the editors and authors and cannot recommend it more highly to all physiotherapists and physiotherapy educators.
Buy two and give one to your tutor!" "Louis Gifford, Chartered Physiotherapist"

Customer Reviews

Excellent approach for sufferers of pain
As someone who has suffered chronic pain since 1997, I searched Amazon and found this book.
It contains quite a lot of very useful and excellent information not only for therapists and doctors but I found it was also an very good book for pain sufferers themselves, it contains many useful hints and tips and by following these and also exercises it did help me attempt to control my pain levels, it did not cure the problems but has helped me to manage them better.
I would recommend that every pain clinic in the country has a copy of it in their possession and also that it is made available in local libraries.

excellent
As someone who has suffered from chronic pain for over 6 years, I found this an excellent book which answered many unanswered questions for me.