Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide

Pain has many dimensions; biological, psychological and social. All of these warrant attention in clinical management and research. Despite advances in pain management and understanding, chronic pain in particular continues to be a major health concern. Many challenging problems persist in our efforts to understand and manage chronic pain. This revised and updated second edition of Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide draws attention to the challenges that exist for people living with chronic pain conditions, for the clinician trying to provide effective management of the patient’s pain, for the scientist seeking to unravel the mechanisms underlying pain, and for society as a whole.
痛苦有很多维度;生物、心理和社会。所有这些都值得在临床管理和研究中得到关注。尽管在疼痛管理和理解方面取得了进步，但慢性疼痛仍然是一个主要的健康问题。在我们理解和管理慢性疼痛的努力中，许多具有挑战性的问题仍然存在。修订和更新的第二版《临床疼痛管理：实用指南》提请注意慢性疼痛患者、试图有效管理患者疼痛的临床医生、寻求解开疼痛潜在机制的科学家以及整个社会所面临的挑战。

This book offers the opportunity for clinicians to improve their knowledge about pain and apply that knowledge for the benefit of their patients. This second edition has built upon the first edition, which was distinctive in its integration of the clinical, psychosocial and basic science topics related to the different types of pain and their management. With up-to-date information throughout the 44 chapters of this second edition, this book provides a valuable resource about pain from a variety of perspectives.

Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, will be particularly valuable not only for clinicians to help them assist with their patients experiencing an acute pain or suffering from chronic pain, but also for scientists who wish to gain more insights into these pain conditions and their underlying processes.