Back pain [[electronic resource] /] / John Lee, Suzanne Brook, Clare Daniel
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (143 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 617.5/64 |
| Soggetto topico: | Backache |
| Pain | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BrookSuzanne <1967->
DanielClare <1966->
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| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Back pain |
| ISBN: | 1-283-58141-8 |
| 9786613893864 | |
| 0-19-157580-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459609703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Facts (Oxford, England)