Fibromyalgia A Practical Clinical Guide /

• Main Authors: Deodhar, Atul (Author), Marcus, Dawn A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Neurology.; Pain medicine.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Internal Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.; Pain Medicine.

Caring for patients with fibromyalgia requires an understanding of the complex nature of this condition. Fibromyalgia: A Practical Clinical Guide is a state-of-the-art resource designed to clarify the controversy about fibromyalgia and to provide clinicians with the latest information about its path...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Fibromyalgia definition and epidemiology
• Pathophysiology of fibromyalgia
• Assessment and diagnosis
• Headache
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Sleep disturbance
• Depression and anxiety
• Obesity and metabolic syndrome
• Published recommendations
• Medication treatments
• Non-medication treatments
• Nutritional supplements
• Clinical handouts
• Fibromyalgia and pregnancy
• Fibromyalgia in seniors
• Gender and ethnic issues
• Index.