Understanding Pain: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

415 Pages·2015·1.576 MB·English

by  Naheed Ali, Moshe Lewis

UNDERSTANDING PAIN
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UNDERSTANDING PAIN
An Introduction for Patients
and Caregivers
Naheed Ali and Moshe Lewis
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Understanding Pain is dedicated to our readers, to
people in pain, and to all who provided encouragement
and support for this work.

CONTENTS
Preface ix
I:GROUNDWORK
1 IntroductiontoPain 3
2 IntroductiontotheNervousSystem 9
3 PhysiologyoftheNervousSystem 23
4 OccurrenceofPain 33
5 HistoryofPain 43
6 DifferentInterpretationsofPain 51
7 TheChangingCultureofPain 61
II:CLINICALPICTURE
8 PathologyofPain 73
9 DiagnosticsofPain 87
10 CausesofPain 95
11 DamagingEffects 107
12 RoleofInternistsandFamilyPracticePhysicians 115
13 RoleofPhysicalMedicineandRehabinPainCare 125
14 RoleofthePainManagementSpecialist 137
III:MANYFACESOFPAIN
15 CongenitalInsensitivitytoPain 147
16 Acutevs.ChronicPain 157
17 OccupationalPain 169
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viii CONTENTS
18 Sports-RelatedPain 179
19 PainfromExcessiveMovement 187
20 PainfromSedentaryLifestyle 195
21 Age-RelatedPain 199
IV:RESOLUTIONS
22 TroubleshootingPain 213
23 NaturalApproachestoPain 223
24 DietsforPainRelief 235
25 ExercisesforPainRelief 245
26 AddressingtheMentalAspects 255
27 SurgeryandOtherNonpharmacologicalApproaches 263
28 PharmacologicalApproaches 277
V:WRAP-UP
29 SecondOpinions 293
30 Conclusion 301
AppendixA:PainRelatedLinks 307
AppendixB:ResearchandTraining 309
AppendixC:PainOrganizations 317
AppendixD:NationallyRecognizedPainClinics 323
AppendixE:ForFurtherReading 329
Glossary 331
Notes 337
Bibliography 379
Index 389
AbouttheAuthors 401