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Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist

  • 3 Edición - 24 de mayo de 2025
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Kathleen A. Sluka
  • Idioma: Inglés

Deepen your knowledge of the mechanisms of pain and redefine your approach to pain management with this essential resource! Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Th… Leer más

Descripción

Deepen your knowledge of the mechanisms of pain and redefine your approach to pain management with this essential resource! Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, Third Edition, is the only textbook that addresses the growing significance of rehabilitation and non-pharmaceutical treatments in pain care. Dr. Kathleen Sluka leads a team of more than 20 international contributors in providing a practical, evidence-based framework for understanding pain mechanisms and management using a multidisciplinary approach. Completely updated content covers the basics of pain neurobiology and reviews evidence on the mechanisms of action of physical therapy treatments, as well as their clinical effectiveness in specific pain syndromes. This edition features new chapters on chronic pain predictors, psychological interventions, and managing pain in special populations, ensuring you are equipped with the latest advancements in the field.

Puntos claves

  • Comprehensive coverage of physical therapy pain management with a review of the latest evidence and case studies
  • Overview of the science of acute and chronic pain
  • Interdisciplinary approach to pain management
  • Focus on pain syndromes commonly seen in physical therapy practice, including the underlying pathology and interdisciplinary management as well as the medicine, psychology, and physical therapy approaches

De interès para

Physical Therapy (DPT) students. Physical Therapy practitioners

Índice

SECTION 1: Basic Concepts and Mechanisms

1. Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Models of Pain

2. Peripheral Nervous System Pathways Involved in Nociception and Pain

3. Central Nervous System Pathways Involved in Nociception and Pain

4. Systematic Mechanisms Involved in Nociception and Pain

5. Motor Control and Pain

6. Understanding Pain Variability

7. Predictors and Risk Factors for Prognosis, Recovery, and Transition to Chronic Pain and Disability

SECTION 2: Physical Therapy Pain Management

8. General Principles of Physical Therapy Practice

9. Pain Assessment

10. The Specific Influences of “Nonspecific Effects”

11. Education and Self-Management for Pain Management

12. Exercise for Pain Management

13. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Interferential Therapy

14. Physical Agents to Pain Control

15. Manual Therapy for Pain Management

16. Implementation of Psychosocial Interventions in Physical Therapy

SECTION 3: Interdisciplinary Pain Management

17. Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment

18. Medical Management of Pain

19. Psychological Perspectives and Approaches in Pain Management

SECTION 4: Pain Syndromes

20. Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions

21. Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia Syndromes

22. Headache and Temporomandibular Disorders

23. Low Back Pain

24. Neck Pain

25. Neuropathic Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

26. Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

27. Chronic Pelvic Pain

28. Pain Associated With Central Nervous System Disorders: Central Neuropathic Pain

SECTION 5: Case Studies

29. Case Studies

30. Questionnaire Appendix

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 3
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 27 de mayo de 2025
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Kathleen A. Sluka

Kate Daum Research Professor Kathleen A. Sluka works in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor, Roy J Carver Chair in Neuroscience, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Iowa, USA