Pain management by physiotherapy

Author(s)

    • Wells, Peter E.
    • Frampton, Victoria
    • Bowsher, David

Bibliographic Information

Pain management by physiotherapy

edited by Peter E. Wells, Victoria Frampton, David Bowsher

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994

2nd ed

  • : [pbk]

Available at  / 8 libraries

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Previous ed. : London : Heinemann Physiotherapy, 1988

Includes bibliographies and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

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
Volume

: [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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