Chronic pain /
Gary W. Jay.
- New York : Informa Healthcare, c2007.
- vii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Pain management ; 2 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anatomy and physiology of pain : the central and peripheral nervous systems -- Molecular mechanisms of nociception -- Peripheral mechanisms of chronic non-cancer pain -- Myofascial pain syndrome -- Sympathetic aspects of soft-tissue pain -- Medical management of myofascial pain syndrome -- Trigger-point injections -- Fibromyalgia : clinical aspects and pathophysiology -- Fibromyalgia : clinical evaluation and medical management -- Soft-tissue pain syndromes : brain, mind, and body connections -- Neuropathic pain -- Tension-type headache -- Medications -- Narcotic therapy for patients with chronic non-cancer pain -- Psychological aspects of chronic non-cancer pain -- Interventional pain medicine in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain -- Interdisciplinary treatment of chronic non-cancer pain.