Understanding pain : an introduction for patients and caregivers /
Pain is informally defined as the body's way of uncovering a problem. Whether due to an injury, infection, or something else, pain alerts a person that something is not right. Sometimes pain goes along with inflammation and swelling, and when it does, the problem is more evident. Oftentimes, pa...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham :
Rowman and Littlefield,
[2015]
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Pain is informally defined as the body's way of uncovering a problem. Whether due to an injury, infection, or something else, pain alerts a person that something is not right. Sometimes pain goes along with inflammation and swelling, and when it does, the problem is more evident. Oftentimes, pain is more generalized to the entire body, signaling a viral infection such as a flu virus. Still other times, there is no apparent root cause for a person's pain. Yet, millions of people suffer from some form of pain on a daily basis. Understanding Pain walks readers through the various types of pain, t. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 401 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781442233614 1442233613 0810895544 9780810895546 |