| Description |
xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Oliver Sacks -- 1. A tale of two patients -- 2. What's hurting Alex? -- 3. Men and women -- 4. Blocking pain -- 5. Understanding pain -- 6. Muscles and bones, success and failure -- 7. Internal organs and injured nerves -- 8. Treatments and controversy -- 9. Do-it-yourself -- 10. Mind games -- 11. The good, the bad and the ugly -- 12. The politics of pain |
| Summary |
"Beyond Pain delves into the condition of chronic pain to help us better understand its complexities, showing pain to be both a sensory experience and an interaction between mind and body. Based on author Angela Mailis-Gagnon's extensive research and daily practice at a major urban hospital pain clinic, Beyond Pain uses case studies drawn from both her own practice and her personal experience." "Mailis-Gagnon describes the latest treatments and options for sufferers of chronic pain; techniques used to block pain; the effects of chronic pain; and cultural, gender, and genetic differences in the perception of pain. She shares her cutting-edge findings and observations, describes current treatments and options for sufferers of chronic pain, and examines the effects of chronic pain on the individuals who live with it."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Originally published: Viking Canada, c2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-261) and index |
| Subject |
Pain.
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Mind and body.
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Pain -- psychology.
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Pain.
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Chronic Disease.
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| Genre/Form |
Case Reports.
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| Author |
Israelson, David.
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| LC no. |
2004062143 |
| ISBN |
0472030825 paperback alkaline paper |
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