BookKathleen A. Sluka, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Kate Daum Research Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Pain Research Program, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Summary: "Comprehensive in scope and invaluable for both practitioners and students, Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, Second Edition, thoroughly covers the wide range of issues requiring the interdisciplinary management of pain. Joined by more than 20 international contributors, Dr. Kathleen Sluka provides a practical, evidence-based framework for understanding the basics of pain mechanisms and management. This highly regarded, updated text covers the basics of pain neurobiology and reviews evidence on the mechanisms of action of physical therapy treatments, as well as their clinical effectiveness in specific pain syndromes."--Back cover.
Contents:
Introduction : definition, concepts, and models of pain / Kathleen A. Sluka
Peripheral pathways involved in nociception / Kathleen A. Sluka
Central nociceptive pathways / Kathleen A. Sluka
Motor control and pain / Paul W. Hodges
Individual differences and pain variability / Laura Frey Law and Steven Z. George
Pain assessment / Josimari M. DeSantana and Kathleen A. Sluka
General principles of physical therapy practice / Kathleen A. Sluka
The specific influences of non-specific effects / Mark D. Bishop and Joel E. Bialosky
Education and self-management for pain control / Kathleen A. Sluka and G. Lorimer Moseley
Exercise-induced hypoalgesia : an evidence-based review / Marie Hoeger Bement and Kathleen A. Sluka
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) and interferential therapy (ift) / Kathleen A. Sluka and Deirdre M. Walsh
Overview of other electrophysical agents including thermal modalities / G. David Baxter and Jeffrey R. Basford
Manual therapy / Kathleen A. Sluka and Stephan Milosavljevic
Interdisciplinary pain management / Harriet Wittink
Medical management of pain / Eva Kosek
Psychological approaches in pain management / Dennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson
Myofascial pain and fibromyalgia syndrome / Kathleen A. Sluka
Temporomandibular disorders and headache / Kathleen A. Sluka
Low back pain / Steven Z. George and Katie A. Butera
Neck pain / Michele Sterling
Neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome / Kathleen A. Sluka
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis / Kathleen A. Sluka
Pain associated with central nervous system disorders : central neuropathic pain / Sonja Bareiss and Dana Dailey
Case studies / Kathleen A. Sluka and Carol G.T. Vance.