Sciatica and Chronic Pain Past, Present and Future /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Baloh, Robert W. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: General practice (Medicine).; Neurology .; Internal medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Neurology.; Internal Medicine.

This highly engaging title offers a concise, state-of-the-art overview of the management of sciatica and chronic pain. Written by a well-known neurologist, the book explores the multifaceted approach to the management of sciatica and chronic pain from many viewpoints, including the pharmacologic and...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Nerves and the detection and perception of pain
• What causes sciatica?
• Initial management of sciatica
• Imaging the back and sciatic nerve
• Anesthetics, steroids and surgery for sciatica
• Why does pain persist in so many cases?
• Treatment of chronic neuropathic pain
• Promising new treatments for chronic pain
• Some final thoughts.