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Author Purvez, Akhtar.

Title Managing chronic pain in an age of addiction / Akhtar Purvez ; foreword by John Rowlingson
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages)
Contents Medications that relieve pain : and kill -- The opioid epidemic that is killing us -- On addiction management -- The mystery of pain -- The complex nature of chronic pain -- The culture of pain -- The stigma of pain -- Sad but true : chronic pain and depression -- Obesity and chronic pain -- Finding the right specialist -- Searching for the cause of pain -- Fibromyalgia becomes real -- Other pain conditions -- Getting moving : exercise and physical therapy -- Interventional pain management -- Alternative management options -- Marijuana : the mystery drug -- Pain in the court room -- Co-existing with pain -- Toward a pain-free future
Summary Chronic pain is challenging to treat in the face of an ongoing opioid crisis. Akhtar Purvez's authoritative account of pain management explores the complex and competing factors involved. He discusses approaches including advanced interventional procedures, non-opioid medications, physical therapy, and behavioral and psychologic support
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 28, 2019)
Subject Chronic pain -- Treatment -- Popular works
Pain -- Treatment.
Chronic pain -- Treatment -- Methods
Chronic pain -- Complications -- Methods
Pain Management -- methods
Chronic Pain -- drug therapy
Chronic Pain -- complications
Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control
Behavior, Addictive -- prevention & control
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Chronic pain -- Treatment
Pain -- Treatment
Genre/Form Methods (Music)
Popular works
Form Electronic book
Author Rowlingson, John, MD
ISBN 9781538109243
1538109247