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A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Management
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By
Peter Baldry, MB, FRCP, Emeritus Consultant Physician and Postgraduate Clinical Tutor, Ashford Hospital, London, UK; Member of the British and Irish
Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain; Member of the International Myopain Society
Description
This book is a clear and comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning the myofascial trigger point pain syndrome and fibromyalgia.
It covers the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of these two closely associated muscle
pain disorders. A guide to specific treatment involving trigger points is outlined in detail and supported with clear illustrations.
Audience
Rheumatologists, anaesthetists in pain clinics, general physicians, general surgeons, neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, acupuncturists.
Contents
Part 1 The Myofascial Pain Syndrome
The evolution of current concepts. Nocigenic pain-producing and pain-modulating mechanisms. The
emotional aspects of pain. Myofascial trigger points. Neurogenic pain disorders and the myofascial pain syndrome the differential diagnosis.
Concomitant reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and the myofascial pain syndrome. Treatment of the myofascial pain syndrome.
Part
2 Regional Myofascial Trigger Point Pain
Pain from the myofascial trigger points: in the neck; in the shoulder region; in the arm;
in the scalp and face; in the lower back; in the leg; in the chest wall; in the abdominal wall and pelvic floor
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 432 pages, publication date: APR-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07003-7
ISBN-10: 0-443-07003-2
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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