Bonica's Management of Pain

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Selected as a Doodys Essential Title for 2025! This exhaustively comprehensive edition of the classic Bonicas Management of Pain first published 65 years ago expertly combines the scientific underpinnings of pain with clinical management. Completely revised it discusses a wide variety of pain conditionsincluding neuropathic pain pain due to cancer and acute pain situationsfor adults as well as children. An international group of the foremost experts provides comprehensive current clinically oriented coverage of the entire field. The contributors describe contemporary clinical practice and summarize the evidence that guides clinical practice. Substantially updated with theoretical advancements and contemporary therapies that have emerged since the previous edition published over a decade ago. Broad authorship by researchers and practitioners from the many disciplines that participate in pain medicine including anesthesiology neurology physical medicine and rehabilitation palliative care psychology social sciences and more. Addresses the economic political legal ethical and sociological considerations of pain; evaluation of the pain patient; pain conditions; methods for symptomatic control; and provision of pain treatment. Packed with hundreds of full-color illustrations and tables. Enhance Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s) such as computer tablet or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.