Comprehensive in scope and invaluable for both practitioners and students, Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, 2nd Edition, thoroughly covers the wide range of issues requiring the interdisciplinary management of pain. Joined by more than 20 international contributors, Dr. Kathleen Sluka provides a practical, evidence-based framework for understanding the basics of pain mechanisms and management. This highly regarded, updated text covers the basics of pain neurobiology and reviews evidence on the mechanisms of action of physical therapy treatments, as well as their clinical effectiveness in specific pain syndromes. The second edition features: - Basic Concepts and Mechanisms - provides a clear infrastructure for the rest of the book. - Physical Therapy Pain Management - focuses attention on pain regardless of medical diagnosis, using evidence to support clinical decision making. - Interdisciplinary Pain Management - includes both medical management of pain and psychological approaches to pain. - Case Studies - discuss a series of pain syndromes using an evidence-based approach.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISBN-13
9781496343239
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221326832
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Physical Therapy
Author
Kathleen A. Sluka
Publication Name
Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
460 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
771g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Kathleen A. Sluka
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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