The Gender Factor: Pain Management for Men and Women

by Ackerman, M.D., William; Acker, Hollye

• ISBN13: 9781592573608
• ISBN10: 1592573606
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-04
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Whether someone suffers from an occasional bout of headaches or lower back pain, or has been diagnosed with an ailment such as arthritis or irritable bowel syndrome, exactly how pain should be treated (safely and effectively) and how gender differences might influence pain management can be critical.

Author Biography

Dr. William Ackerman is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician. Nominated for the highly prestigious Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Pain Research, he serves on the editorial board of The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. He has a private practice where he focuses on gender-specific issues related to pain management.
Hollye Acker is the communications director of the Arkansas Medical Society, where she also serves as editor of The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society.

Table of Contents

Why You Need to Understand Gender-Specific Medicine	1	(10)
Why Genders Respond Differently to Pain	11	(8)
Understanding the Psychological Aspects of Pain	19	(14)
Understanding Adjuvant Medicines and Pain	33	(10)
Assessing Pain with Your Doctor	43	(10)
Learning About Opioid Drugs and Pain Management	53	(14)
Reducing Pain with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs	67	(12)
Learning About Alternative Medicine Practices and Herbs	79	(10)
Using Topical Analgesics	89	(12)
Realizing the Effects of Physical Therapy	101	(14)
Trying Alternative Therapy	115	(14)
Understanding Neck Pain	129	(16)
Understanding Back Pain	145	(18)
Understanding Whiplash	163	(16)
Understanding Headaches	179	(16)
Understanding Arthritis	195	(14)
Understanding Peripheral Neuropathies: Pain in Your Arms, Legs, Hands, and Feet	209	(16)
Understanding Osteoporosis	225	(16)
Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Other Stomach-Related Pains	241	(16)
Understanding Fibromyalgia	257	(16)
Understanding Myofascial Pain	273	(16)
Understanding Facial Pain	289	(16)
Understanding Angina	305	(16)
Understanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome	321	(16)
Understanding HIV Infections and Pain	337	(16)
Understanding Raynaud's Disease and Phenomena	353	(20)
Understanding Shingles	373	(20)
Understanding Sports-Related Pain	393	(16)
Understanding Reproductive System Cancer-Related Pain	409	(20)
New Pain-Management Research and Therapies	429	(12)
Changing the Perception of Pain Medicine	441	(16)
Appendix
Glossary	457	(6)
Index	463