A Nation in Pain : Healing our Biggest Health Problem.

Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. And yet the press has paid more attention to the abuses of pain medications than the astoundingly widespread condition they are intended to treat. Ethically, the failure to manage pain better is tantamount to torture. When chronic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foreman, Judy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2014.
Temas:
Chronic pain > United States.
Chronic pain > Treatment > United States.
Opioid abuse > United States > History.
Pain > Alternative treatment.
Douleur chronique > États-Unis.
Douleur chronique > Traitement > États-Unis.
Toxicomanie aux opiacés > États-Unis > Histoire.
Douleur > Médecines parallèles.
Chronic pain
Chronic pain > Treatment
Opioid abuse
Pain > Alternative treatment
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction; How to Read This Book; Chapter 1 The Enormity of the Problem; Chapter 2 What Is Pain, Anyway?; Chapter 3 The Genetics of Pain; Chapter 4 Gender and Pain; Chapter 5 Children in Pain; Chapter 6 The Mind-Body in Pain; Chapter 7 Opioid Wars, Part I: The Problem; Chapter 8 Opioid Wars, Part II: Proposed Solutions; Chapter 9 How the Immune System Cranks Up Pain; Chapter 10 Marijuana: The Weed America Loves to Hate; Chapter 11 Beyond Opioids, Part I: Western Medicine.
  • Chapter 12 Beyond Opioids, Part II: Complementary and Alternative MedicineChapter 13 Exercise: The Real Magic Bullet; Chapter 14 The Way Forward; Acknowledgments; Appendix Resources for Chronic Pain Patients; Notes; Index.

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