Integrative Pain Medicine : The Science and Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pain Management

This important book fills a need in the developing area of pain medicine, providing physicians with an up-to-date resource that details current understanding about the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of the various CAM therapies used for pain. This state-of-the-art text summarizes the clinical evidence for safety and efficacy and provides practical guidelines about how such treatments can be successfully and safely integrated into a pain practice. Comprehensive: covers 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, Covers training, credentialing, medical-legal issues, and future trends. Book jacket.Richeimer, Steven H. is the author of 'Integrative Pain Medicine : The Science and Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pain Management', published 2006 under ISBN 9781597453448 and ISBN 1597453447.