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, : 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] | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 134 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 617.564 |
| Soggetto topico: | Backache |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BrookSuzanne <1967->
DanielClare <1966->
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Back pain |
| ISBN: | 0-19-158031-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910698532303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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