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Complementary Therapies for Pain Management E-Book, 1st Edition

Complementary Therapies for Pain Management E-Book
Author :
Edzard Ernst
Date of Publication: 10/2007
Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear and ...view more
Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear and accessible design to enable quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available.
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Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear and accessible design to enable quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available.

Key Features
  • Provides a single authoritative reference source on CAM for pain for healthcare professionals
  • Takes a systematic and evidence-based approach
  • Offers concise information on CAM diagnostic methods and treatments for pain
  • Summarises clinical trial data on the effectiveness of CAM for specific areas of pain
  • Alerts readers to areas where CAM may present risks
  • Weighs the benefits and risks of each CAM treatment in relation to pain
  • Includes CD-ROM for easy searching of the text

Author Information
By Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPED, Professor of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK