This important book fills a need in the developing area of Pain Medicine. It provides physicians with an up-to-date resource that details the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of the various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)therapies used for pain. Coverage summarizes the clinical evidence both for efficacy and safety and discusses practical guidelines about how such treatments can successfully and safely be integrated into a Pain practice. The book also identifies specific conditions or pain problems for which CAM modalities are useful and covers training, credentialing, medical-legal issues, as well as future trends.

Comprehensive, covering all relevant aspects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) pain therapies Summarizes the safety and efficacy evidence, as well as the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of various CAM therapies Identifies specific conditions or pain problems for which CAM modalities are useful Training, credentialing, medical-legal issues, and future trends are also discussed

Klappentext
This important book fills a need in the developing area of Pain Medicine, providing physicians with an up-to-date resource that would detail the current understanding about the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of the various CAM therapies used for pain, summarizing the clinical evidence both for efficacy and safety, and then end with practical guidelines about how such treatments could be successfully and safely integrated into a Pain practice.

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Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Pain Management.- Future Trends in CAM Research.- Basic Mechanisms of Pain.- The Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain Perception.- Neuroimaging for the Evaluation of CAM Mechanisms.- Integrating Dry Needling with New Concepts of Myofascial Pain, Muscle Physiology, and Sensitization.- Potential Role of Fascia in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.- Biochemical and Nutritional Influences on Pain.- Exercise Testing and Training in Patients with (Chronic) Pain.- Therapeutic Techniques.- Meditation and Chronic Pain.- Adjunctive Hypnotic Management of Acute Pain in Invasive Medical Interventions.- Energy-Based Therapies for Chronic Pain.- Tai Chi in Pain Medicine.- Yoga in Pain Management.- Contemporary Aquatic Therapy andPain Management.- Osteopathic Medicine in Chronic Pain.- Chiropractic Pain Management.- Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in Integrative Pain Management.- Acupuncture in Pain Management.- Nutrition and Supplements for Pain Management.- Botanicals in the Management of Pain.- Chinese Herbal Medicine for Pain.- Integrative Models.- Integrative Pain Medicine Models.- Integrative Medicine.