Pain, 2nd Edition

The highly anticipated new edition of Pain: a textbook for health professionals (previous subtitle a textbook for therapists) has undergone a major rewrite in order to reflect the rapid developments in the field of pain management. It highlights an effective and evidence-based method, providing the theoretical basis to help with the assessment and management of persistent pain, while also discussing in depth a range of specific approaches. Pain: a textbook for health professionals is written emphatically from a biopsychosocial perspective. In order to set the scene, the introductory section includes chapters on the patient's voice and social determinants of pain. This ensures that the deeply personal and social aspects of pain are not lost among the more technical and biological commentary. These aspects provide an overall context, and are revisited in chapters on participation of life roles, work rehabilitation and psychology. The basic science section includes key chapters on the psychology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of pain. This provides a basis for subsequent chapters on specific approaches such as pharmacology, physical therapy and complementary medicine. Pain in specific patient groups, including children, the elderly and those with cancer, are dealt with in separate chapters, as are pain problems such as complex regional pain syndrome and chronic spinal pain. Although the emphasis of the book is on long term pain, acute pain is discussed as a possible precursor and determinant of chronicity. "The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain." Reviewed by: Physical Therapy In Sport, Date: Oct 14Patient-centred approach to care - advocates listening to the patient's voiceCovers social determinants of painGuides the reader from pain psychology to the practical application of psychological interventionsLearning aids - chapter objectives, reflective exercises, case examples, and revision questionsEmphasizes an evidence-based perspectiveWritten by an international team of expertstopics such as pain in children and the elderly, pain education for professionals, disability and medico-legal aspectsexpanded focus on complex regional pain syndrome, acupuncture and psychologyimproved layout for a better learning and studying experience

“"The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain." Reviewed by: Physical Therapy In Sport, Date: Oct 14”

-The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain.- Reviewed by: Physical Therapy In Sport, Date: Oct 14 "The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain." Reviewed by: Physical Therapy In Sport, Date: Oct 14 "The book is subdivided into three sections. The first describes what is pain? The second, assessment of pain and third, special issues which covers topics such as pain in the young, in the elderly and of a chronic nature. The ever growing field of psychosocial aspects of pain management is the first thing discussed, making it clear that to completely understand and treat a patient's pain, you must understand how it effects them psychologically. The book gives a very good overview on pain. There are a number of take home messages and the reader will be able to apply into practice immediately. There is a very good section on neuroanatomy of the nociceptive system and Neurophysiology of pain. Anyone involved in treating pain would be advised to read these sections to understand how nociception occurs and how the perception of pain can be altered. The book covers a multitude of facets with regards relieving a patients pain, there are sections for pharmacological actions, rehabilitation, manual therapy and exercise therapy to name a few. The book is well researched and gives a very comprehensive overview of the major factors a therapist would require to treat pain." Book Review Editor, Physical Therapy In Sport, Oct 14

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