Pain management by physiotherapy
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Bibliographic Information
Pain management by physiotherapy
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994
2nd ed
- : [pbk]
Available at 8 libraries
Note
Previous ed. : London : Heinemann Physiotherapy, 1988
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780750605694
Description
Totally revised and updated, this edition has been expanded for the practitioner physiotherapist. It now includes valuable new chapters on: the role of the physiotherapist in the pain clinic; psychological aspects of pain; ergonomics; and sports and other soft tissue injuries. In addition the book continues to provide an up-to-date review of the anatomical and physiological basis of pain, the pharmacology of pain control and a practical guide to the large number of modalities that the physiotherapist can employ in the treatment of their patient's pain.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Role of the Physiotherapist in the Pain Clinic
- Clinical Aspects of Pain
- The Psychology and Sociology of Pain
- Ergonomics and the Management of Pain
- Acute and Chronic Pain and Assessment
- Nociceptors and Peripheral Nerve Fibres
- Central Pain Mechanisms
- Modulation of Nociceptive Input
- Neuropharmacology of the Pain Pathway
- Pharmacology of Pain Relief
- The Neuromuscular Facilitation of Movement
- Acupuncture
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Chronic Pain
- Electrotherapeutic Modalities
- Heat and Cold
- Manipulative Procedures
- Connective Tissue Massage
- Hydrotherapy
- The Management of Postoperative Pain
- A Rehabilitation Approach for Chronic Disabling Low Back Pain
- The Management of Cancer Pain in Terminal Care
- Pain Relief in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Physiotherapy in the Management of Pain in Sport
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: [pbk] ISBN 9780750630849
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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