The War on Pain - How Breakthroughs in the New Field of Pain Medicine are Turning the

If you are one of the 45 million Americans suffering from chronic pain, you've most likely seen numerous doctors and tried a wide range of medicines and treatments, only to alleviate your pain. You've probably come to believe that there's nothing to be done and that your chronic pain, is, well, chronic. Now, in a groundbreaking contribution, Dr. Scott Fishman introduces an interdisciplinary pain-management approach that integrates traditional and alternative techniques including pharmcology, neuroscience, experimental precedures and mind-body medicine. For anyone who suffers from chronic pain conditions such as back pain, post-surgical pain, migraines, and arthritis, The War on Pain , with the latest research personal stories of patients, and the wise and compassionate advice of a leading pain expert, is a patient's best defense.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Berger, Scott Fishman
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2001
• EAN: 9780060930783
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093078-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Menopause, Psychology, Reference works, Pain and pain management, Cosmetics, hair and beauty, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Family and health, Public health and preventive medicine, Psychiatric and mental disorders, HEALTH & FITNESS: Sexuality, HEALTH & FITNESS: Sleep, HEALTH & FITNESS: Pain Management, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, HEALTH & FITNESS: Reference, MEDICAL: Mental Health, MEDICAL: Public Health, HEALTH & FITNESS: Menopause, HEALTH & FITNESS: Longevity, MEDICAL: Pain Management, Coping with / advice about ageing, HEALTH & FITNESS: Aging & Longevity