HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC CHRONIC PAIN: CURRENT SCIENCE AND INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE

Book Name = HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC CHRONIC PAIN: CURRENT SCIENCE AND INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE
ISBN = 9781441903495
Published Year = 2011
Publisher = Elsevier
Author = Brenda C. McClain (Editor), Santhanam Suresh (Editor)
Condition = New
Return Availability = Returnable upto 3days (*T&C applied)
The book will consist of 24 chapters, many co-written by a physician and a psychologist. Chapter 1 covers the history of pediatric chronic pain, the advancement pediatric pain as a clinical subspecialty, development of pediatric pain clinics, and characterization of the common pain syndromes. Chapters 2-4 cover, respectively, the research on early pain exposure and neuroplasticity, theories on the common adolescent pain syndromes, and the demographics of chronic pain in children. Chapters 5-16 discuss approaches to assessment and intervention for specific pediatric and adolescent pain syndromes. Chapters 17-23 address interventional techniques such as therapeutic blocks, neurablation, implantable systems, physical therapy, complementary therapy, and pharmacology including opioid tolerance. The final chapter discusses the role of the nurse practitioner in pediatric chronic pain