Pain is the number one complaint for people seeking medical treatment. It accounts for over 35 million new office visits and is a component of 80% of all office visits to physicians in the United States annually. Of these patients, asignificant proportion already have or go on to develop chronic pain, accounting for nearly 50 million people in pain in the United States alone. The economic and public health impact of pain is tremendous, accounting for an estimated $100 billion/year in medical costs. Most often the primary care setting is the first and only site of contact for these patients. Due to the complex nature of many of the chronic pain conditions, professionals working in the primarycare setting may often be overwhelmed, confused, or frustrated by ethical andlegal issues, disability forms, and requests for medications. Assists the primary care provider in understanding the complex nature of pain Introduces the primary care provider to the issues of assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for chronic pain Provides case studies and an overview for the most common pain disorders Addresses the complex issues of disability as well as ethical and legal concerns INDICE: Part I: Background, Assessment, and Treatment.- Introduction.- What is Pain? Acute v. Chronic.- The Importance of Early Intervention.- What Makes the Primary Care Setting So Important?.- Assessment: A Biopsychosocial Approach.- Medications: Beyond Opioids.- Medical Interventions.- Part II: Common Pain Disorders With Case Studies.- Chronic Low Back Pain.- Head Pain.- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.- Fibromyalgia.- Rheumatological Diseases.- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.- Repetitive Motions Disorder.- Post-Herpetic Neuralgia.- Part III: Special Issues in the Primary Care Setting.- Diversity: How do race and culture effect presentation AND treatment?.- Age: Special considerations for pediatric and geriatric patients.- Disability and Issues Regarding the Law.- Referrals: Who, When, Where.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-72652-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés