Chronic Non-Cancer Pain:: Assessment and Practical ManagementS. Andersson, M.R. Bond, M. Mehta, M. Swerdlow Springer Science & Business Media, 1987 M07 31 - 199 pages written in a clear style and is concise, concentrating as it does only on conditions most commonly seen by 'ordinary' doctors. It is a very useful addition to the library of every military hosptial ' Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1988 |
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Importance of the Problem | 11 |
BASIC MECHANISMS IN CHRONIC PAIN | 15 |
Anatomical Pathophysiological and Biochemical Aspects of Pain | 17 |
Psychology of Pain | 31 |
The Pain Patient | 45 |
General Considerations | 47 |
History Clinical Examination and Assessment | 51 |
Visceral Disease | 119 |
Treatment of Chronic Pain | 131 |
Simple Ways of Treating Pain | 133 |
Drug Control of Pain | 145 |
Nerve Block | 157 |
Psychological and Psychiatric Methods in the Treatment of Pain | 183 |
The Pain Relief Clinic | 189 |
The Present Status of Pain Therapy and Future Trends | 197 |
Common terms and phrases
abdominal aching activity acupuncture acute afferents anaesthetic analgesia analgesic ankylosing spondylitis anti-inflammatory arterial associated atypical facial pain back pain behaviour blood cause cervical Chapter chronic pain claudication common complaint compression condition damage depression dermatomes develop diabetes diagnosis disease disorders dorsal horn dose drugs effective emotional factors Figure ganglion gangrene headache important increased inflammation inflammatory injection injury intermittent intermittent claudication involved ischaemia joint lesions limb local anaesthetic lumbar mechanisms migraine muscle spasm needle nerve block nerve root nervous system neurological neurolytic nociceptive nociceptors non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs noxious occlusion occur Pain Relief Clinic paraesthesiae pathways patient peripheral nerve physical physiotherapy plexus pressure problems produce psychological Recommended Reading reflex response rheumatoid arthritis sensation sensory skin somatic spinal cord spine steroid stimulation surgery sympathectomy sympathetic block symptoms technique tendon therapy tissue transverse process trauma treatment trigeminal nerve trigeminal neuralgia trigger points ulceration usually vascular venous vertebral visceral pain