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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777642303321

Autore

Wallace Daniel J (Daniel Jeffrey), <1949->

Titolo

Fibromyalgia [[electronic resource] ] : an essential guide for patients and their families / / Daniel J. Wallace, Janice Brock Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-770669-X

1-280-53231-9

9786610532315

0-19-803406-7

1-4237-8489-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WallaceJanice Brock

Disciplina

616.7/4

Soggetti

Fibromyalgia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 What is Fibromyalgia?; Chapter 2 Who Gets Fibromyalgia and Why?; Chapter 3 The Basic Science of Fibromyalgia; Chapter 4 Fibromyalgia-Related Complaints; Chapter 5 What Are the Regional and Localized Forms of Fibromyalgia?; Chapter 6 What Conditions Are Associated with Fibromyalgia?; Chapter 7 The Fibromyalgia Consultation and Differential Diagnosis; Chapter 8 I'm Not Crazy!; Chapter 9 How to HelpYourself without Taking Medicine; Chapter 10 Medicines for Fibromyalgia; Chapter 11 Work and Disability; Chapter 12 Prognosis and Future Directions

Appendix 1 Fibromyalgia Resource MaterialsAppendix 2 Glossary; Appendix 3 Fibromyalgia: A Complementary Medicine Doctor's Perspective; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a guide to fibromyalgia, a syndrome that affects six million Americans annually. Fibromyalgia is a form of chronic neuromuscular pain, a pain-amplification syndrome brought on by abnormal interactions between hormones, the immune system, neurotransmitters, and the autonomic nervous system.