Core Topics in Pain

by Anita Holdcroft and Sian Jaggar

Book Overview

Core Topics in Pain provides a comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to this multi-faceted topic, from the underlying neurobiology, through pain assessment (in animals and humans), diagnostic strategies, clinical presentations, pain syndromes, to the many treatment options (e.g. physical therapies, drug therapies, psychosocial care) and the evidence base for each of these. Written and edited by experts of international renown, the many concise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174171
• ISBN13: 9780521174176
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"