Textbook of Pain
4th Edition
Published on 15. October 1999
Book
Hardback
1600 pages
978-0-443-06252-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
700 illus
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
4300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-06252-0 (9780443062520)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Patrick D. Wall | Ronald Melzack
Textbook of Pain
Book
01/1994
3rd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€273.59
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Content
Introduction. SECTION ONE. . Basic Aspects. Peripheral & Central. . Peripheral Mechanisms of Nociceptors, R.A. Meyer. Inflammatory Pain (Including Cytokines) , J. Levine. Cellular Properties, S. Bevan. Neurotrophins, S.B. Mcmahon. Damaged Peripheral Nerve, M. Devor. Dorsal Horn , C.J. Woolf. Medulla to Thalamus, J. Dostrovsky. Cortex Imaging, M. Ingvar. Fetal -- Neonatal, M. Fitzgerald. Central Pharmacology, T. Yaksh. Dorsal Horn Plasticity, R. Dubner. CNS Modulation, H. Fields. Psychology. Emotions & Psychobiology, K.D. Craig. Cognition, M. Weisenberg. Measurement. Animals, R. Dubner. Children, P.J. Mcgrath. Normal People, R. Gracely. People in Pain, R. Melzack. Other Measures of Pain and Disability, A. De C.Williams, . SECTION TWO: CLINICAL STATES. Soft Tissue, Joints, And Bones. Postoperative Pain, M. Cousins. Osteoarthritis, P.Creamer. Rheumatoid Arthritis, M. Jayson. Muscle and Tendons , D. Newham. Low Back Pain, D.M. Long. Upper Extremity & Neck, A. E. Sola. Fibromyalgia , R. Bennett, . Deep and Visceral Pain. Abdominal, L. Blendis . Heart/Vascular (Including Haemopathies), Procacci. (A), Gynaecology , A.J. Rapkin. (B), Obstetrics, J.S. Mcdonald. Genitourinary, V. Wesselmann. Head. Orofacial, Y. Sharav. Trigeminal, Eye, Ear., J. Zakrzewska. Headache , J. Schoenen. Nerve and Root Damage. Amputation, T.S. Jensen. Peripheral Neuropathies , , J. Scadding. RSD, SMP. Nerve Roots and Arachnoiditis, D. Dubuisson. . Special Cases. (A) , Gender, K. Berkely. (B), Children, C. Berde. Elderly, L. Gagliese. Animals, C.E. Short. Cancer , R.K. Portenoy. (A), Psychiatry and Cancer, W. Breitbart. (B), Pain and Impending Death, C. Saunders. Central Nervous System. Central Pain, J. Boive. Spinal Cord Damage, A. Beric. Pain - Psychological Medicine, H. Merskey. SECTION THREE: THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS. Pharmacology. Methods of Therapeutic Trials, H. Mcquay, . Non-Narcotic Analgesics, K. Brune. Psychotropic Drugs, R.C. Monks. Opioids, R.G. Twycross. Local and Regional Anesthesia, H. Mcquay, . Other Drugs Including Sy