Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine

Author: Omar Viswanath and Ivan Urits

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An easy-to-navigate clinical handbook covering the commonly encountered chronic pain topics for all medical field workers.

An evidence-based handbook on the common chronic pain conditions in the head, neck, spine, and extremities. Covering the underlying causes and associated symptoms of chronic pain, alongside pharmacological and adjunctive therapies. An important resource for medical, PA and nursing students, APRNs, Pas, residents, fellows and practicing physicians.

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Summary

An easy-to-navigate clinical handbook covering the commonly encountered chronic pain topics for all medical field workers.

Description

The practice of pain medicine has changed dramatically over the past few years. This practical and accessible evidence-based clinical handbook provides medical and nursing professionals with in-depth and up-to-date information on the various types of chronic pain, the underlying causes, and associated symptoms. Focused primarily on the management of chronic pain, the book covers the major chronic pain conditions in the head and neck, spine, and extremities. Also, it provides invaluable guidance on various pain management techniques, including medication, physical therapy, and psychological interventions. With this knowledge, healthcare professionals will be equipped to provide more effective and compassionate care, improve patients' quality of life, and reduce the risk of chronic pain and opioid dependence. An invaluable resource for pain medicine physicians, anesthesiologiests, primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, and nurse anaesthetists as well as those physicians preparing for US Board certification and recertification exams.

About the Author

Omar Viswanath, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works as a private practice pain physician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ivan Urits, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works in the Department of Pain Management at Southcoast Health in Wareham, Massachusetts, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana.