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- Contents
- Front matter
- Chapter 1 Why do some pains become chronic?
- Chapter 2 Mechanisms of acute pain
- Chapter 3 Pharmacological targets in acute pain
- Chapter 4 Some treatments cause chronic pain: can we reduce the risk?
- Chapter 5 Assessing people with long-standing pain
- Chapter 6 Injections, invasive treatments and the ‘whole patient’ view
- Chapter 7 What should I feel like after treatment at the pain clinic?
- Chapter 8 Prescribing for people with pain originating in the nervous system. Part 1. Tricyclic antidepressants
- Chapter 9 Prescribing for people with pain originating in the nervous system. Part 2. Anticonvulsants
- Chapter 10 Strong opioids in the treatment of people with non-malignant pain
- Chapter 11 Pain of urological and genital origin
- Chapter 12 Cancer pain
- Chapter 13 Psychological aspects of pain
- Chapter 14 Non-medical treatment in managing people with long-term pain
- Chapter 15 Working across boundaries in pain medicine
- Chapter 16 Getting back to work
- Index
This resource provides an overview of the management of patients with long-term pain for primary care clinicians. Written in a distinct yet informal style, the book will cover the science underlying common pain syndromes and their modern management.
- About the Editors
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John Lee Consultant in Pain Medicine, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Lead Clinician at the Pain Management Centre, University College London Hospitals, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Andrew Baranowski Consultant in Pain Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Pain Management Centre, University College London Hospitals, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
- Disclaimer
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Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work.
