Neuropathic Pain (Oxford Pain Management Library OPML P) - Tapa blanda

...a good short introduction to neuropathic pain. Given the pharmaceutical industry's ongoing love affair with neuropathic pain I am surprised that they have not considered distributing this small, cheap book to educate a medical profession disillusioned with post-it notes and laser pens; it would certainly benefit our patients. (ACNR)

Any healthcare professional dealing with patients in pain would benefit from reading this small book and keeping it readily available in clinical areas...it is packed with accurate, up-to-date clinical information which, if followed, will result in improved patient care and professional satisfaction...it is a masterful summary and a very good teaching aid in a complex and increasingly important clinical area. (British Journal of Anaesthesia)

This concise by complete guidebook to the diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain is a very good reference for physicians in both medical and surgical fields who are not used to seeing people with neuropathic pain. The book is well-written. It is concise while managing to include all the latest information, and it's practical, providing guidelines about how to use different drugs. The beauty of the book lies in the way it approaches what could be a confusing topic and discusses it in a simple and practical way so the information can be useful for anyone. (Doody's Notes)

Neuropathic Pain is increasingly recognized as a chonic disabling condition. It is frequently thought of as harder to treat than other pain types, and this often results in a poorer quality of life for patients. Approximately 30% of adults in the UK alone have some type of chronic pain and some estimates suggest that one in five of these will have symptoms of neuropathic pain. This volume in the "Oxford Pain Management Library" is a clinically focused and practical guide that aims to be an essential companion for all healthcare professionals who manage patients with neuropathic pain. It summarizes up-to-date research literature in a style that will have direct clinical applications for busy healthcare professionals. Alongside chapters on traditional areas relevant to neuropathic pain management, the book also covers the epidemiology of neuropathic pain, the role of verbal description in pain assessment, and the experiences of patients living with neuropathic pain drawn from focus-group research.