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Pain Management in Rehabilitation
Martin Grabois , Trilok Monga
editore: Demos Medical Publishing
pagine: 374
Pain is a common symptom of many diseases and is often referred for a physical medicine and rehabilitation consultation. Despite the availability of information on the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of acute musculoskeletal pain, chronic pain still remains an unsolved problem for many patients. Pathophysiology in these patients often remains obscure, assessment difficult, and management frustrating. These issues become magnified when pain, acute or chronic, complicates a primary disabling disease such as spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular accident or multiple sclerosis. To date, the physiatric management of these complex syndromes has not been dealt with in a comprehensive fashion, especialy with regard to the relationship of pain, functional status, and quality of life in these patients. This valuable text is an unparalleled guide to the successful management of pain in persons with a primary disabling disease, with the goal of preventing physiological and functional decline and the improvement of functional abilities, which in turn lead to enhanced psychosocial functioning and quality of life.
Parkinson's Disease
Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Stuart A. Factor , William J. Weiner
editore: Demos Medical Publishing
pagine: 714
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. As the population of the industrialized world ages the impact of this disease on clinical neurology will expand. The growing literature regarding PD reflects this phenomenon. The time is now appropriate for a comprehensive text on PD that provides the reader with an up-to-date review on the multiple aspects of the disease and puts them into perspective. The scholarly contributions from many of the leading researchers in the field has made such a text a reality. This book will be useful to movement disorder specialists, general neurologists and neurology residents, gerontologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, and neuroscience researchers. The text provides both theoretical and practical approaches to PD.
Multiple Sclerosis
The Guide to Treatment and Management
William A. Sibley
editore: Demos Medical Publishing
pagine: 137
The huge expansion of information available about MS, not least on the Internet, has put the individual with MS in a position to take increasing responsibility for her or his own care. There is thus a need for a comprehensive, readily accessible guide to the present therapeutic options, which will give the inquirer a balanced guide to the relative effectiveness of individual treatments. This book is designed to do just that. This bestselling title is a unique compendium of the most frequently used treatments for multiple sclerosis, an authoritative reference for all physicians, and a factual guide for patients who need information about therapies. This new edition has been extensively revised both in content and format from previous editions. Its organization into sections dealing with the treatment of acute exacerbations, disease-modifying therapies, symptom management, and alternative therapies makes the book much more accessible to the reader. The title has been changed from "Therapeutic Claims in Multiple Sclerosis" to reflect the major restructuring of this edition and to better describe the range and focus of the content.
Manual of Nerve Conduction Studies
Ralph M. Buschbacher
editore: Demos Medical Publishing
pagine: 304
Now for the first time, practitioners have access to a huge database of normal values, developed using the most modern scientific protocols, for virtually any patient population! Normal ranges take into account age, sex, height and body mass index for a wide range of demographic groups to provide a complete set of reliable values for everyday clinical practice. For each nerve fiber, the author provides the nerve root level, the peripheral nerve level, and the plexus pathway. In addition, for the most common studies performed, normal ranges are provided for onset latency, amplitude, area, duration of the wave, and nerve conduction velocity across various segments. Other benefits of this outstanding book: * Provides helpful hints for performing each study * Covers the latest, most up-to-date techniques for conducting nerve sensory tests * Codifies the acceptable differences in latency, amplitude, nerve conduction velocity, etc. between nerves of the same or opposite limbs, allowing for a more precise diagnosis * Provides precise written descriptions as well as schematic depiction of electrode placements * Includes typical waveform appearance for the most common studies * Offers a concise list of references and suggested readings for each study * Includes advantages and pitfalls of alternative techniques
