1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBE600200030450

Autore

Pinto, Paolo

Titolo

Carlo Alberto : il Savoia amletico / Paolo Pinto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano, : Camunia, [1986]

Descrizione fisica

322 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Storia & Storie

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698532303321

Autore

Lee John <1963->

Titolo

Back pain [[electronic resource] /] / John Lee, Suzanne Brook, Clare Daniel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009

[Bethesda, Md.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, , [2005]

ISBN

0-19-158031-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 134 p. ) : ill

Collana

The facts series

Altri autori (Persone)

BrookSuzanne <1967->

DanielClare <1966->

Disciplina

617.564

Soggetti

Backache

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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?; SECTION 3 - SELF TREATMENTS; 8. Thoughts and feelings; 9. Communication; 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: REAL PATIENTS' TALES; 14. 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; Internet resources

Sommario/riassunto

This title provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of why chronic back pain develops and what makes it persist. Practical help is given to promote self-management with advice on stretching, exercise, relaxation, and managing thoughts and feelings associated with long term pain.