Integrative Pain Medicine

by Audette, Joseph F., M.D.; Bailey, Allison, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781588297860
• ISBN10: 1588297861
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-30
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

This important book fills a need in the developing area of Pain Medicine, providing physicians with an up-to-date resource that would detail the current understanding about the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of the various CAM therapies used for pain, summarizing the clinical evidence both for efficacy and safety, and then end with practical guidelines about how such treatments could be successfully and safely integrated into a Pain practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction
Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Pain Management	p. 3
Future Trends in CAM Research
Basic Mechanisms of Pain	p. 19
The Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain Perception	p. 63
Neuroimaging for the Evaluation of CAM Mechanisms	p. 85
Integrating Dry Needling with New Concepts of Myofascial Pain, Muscle Physiology, and Sensitization	p. 107
Potential Role of Fascia in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain	p. 123
Biochemical and Nutritional Influences on Pain	p. 133
Exercise Testing and Training in Patients with (Chronic) Pain	p. 173
Therapeutic Techniques
Meditation and Chronic Pain	p. 195
Adjunctive Hypnotic Management of Acute Pain in Invasive Medical Interventions	p. 211
Energy-Based Therapies for Chronic Pain	p. 225
Tai Chi in Pain Medicine	p. 243
Yoga in Pain Management	p. 259
Contemporary Aquatic Therapy and Pain Management	p. 285
Osteopathic Medicine in Chronic Pain	p. 307
Chiropractic Pain Management: An Integrative Approach	p. 333
Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in Integrative Pain Management	p. 353
Acupuncture in Pain Management	p. 379
Nutrition and Supplements for Pain Management	p. 417
Botanicals in the Management of Pain	p. 447
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Pain	p. 471
Integrative Models
Integrative Pain Medicine Models: Women's Health Programs	p. 497
Integrative Medicine: History, Overview, and Applications to Pain Management	p. 547
Index	p. 571
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