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Autore |
Lee John <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Back pain [[electronic resource] /] / John Lee, Suzanne Brook, Clare Daniel |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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1-283-58141-8 |
9786613893864 |
0-19-157580-1 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (143 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrookSuzanne <1967-> |
DanielClare <1966-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Backache |
Pain |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Section 1 Understanding back pain; 1 How is the back constructed?; 2 What is back pain?; 3 Scans, X-rays and that word 'degenerating'; 4 How did the pain get to take over my life?; Section 2 Medical treatments; 5 What different types of professionals could help?; 6 Can my back pain be cured by injections or surgery?; 7 Can I take medications for my pain?; 8 Thoughts and feelings; 9 Communication; Section 3 Self-treatments; 10 Relaxation; 11 What is the role of exercise and movement?; 12 How much activity can I do?; 13 Specific stretches and exercises |
Section 4 Bringing things together and real patients' stories14 Coping with a new pain: what can I expect from treatments?; 15 Making sense of scan results and finding a cure; 16 Home life is difficult; 17 Nights are the worst time; 18 My pain has got a whole lot worse; Appendix: Internet resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z |
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Back Pain: The Facts is aimed at people who want to help themselves. Affecting nearly everyone at some time in their lives, 40% of people will have experienced some form of back pain within the last year, with |
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around 5% of sufferers taking time off work within the last month. Long-term back pain causes a great deal of distress and unhappiness, affecting work life, income, home life, relationships, fitness and mood.Back Pain: The Facts uses clear, succinct chapters to give advice about every aspect of managing back pain, as well as answering frequently asked questions from sufferers. A key elem |
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