Pain Management in Physical Therapy
Published on 31. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
326 pages
978-0-7506-3084-9 (ISBN)
Description
This revised and updated edition has been expanded for the practitioner physiotherapist. It includes useful chapters on: the role of the physiotherapist in the pain clinic; psychological aspects of pain; ergonomics; and sports and other soft tissue injuries.
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Edition
New ed of 2 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
82 line illustrations, 66 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
848 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-3084-9 (9780750630849)
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Content
The role of the physiotherapist in the pain clinic; clinical aspects of pain; psychological aspects of pain; ergonomics; acute and chronic pain; nociceptors and peripheral nerve fibres; central pain mechanisms; modulation of nociception; europharmacology of the pain pathway; pharmacology of pain relief; neuromuscular facilitation of movement; acupuncture; TENS; electrotherapy; heat and cold; manipulative procedure; connective tissue massage; hydrotherapy; post-operative pain management; chronic pain; cancer pain; obstetrics and gynaecology; sports and other soft tissue injuries.