An-Najah Staff

Just as pain is a symptom with multifarious causes, many approaches can be taken to its management. Once a correct diagnosis has been made, treatment of pain may be chosen from among drug therapy, surgical or other intervention, nerve stimulation, radio waves, physical manipulation, lifestyle changes, psychological and alternative approaches.
Thus, medical practitioners involved in assisting patients to manage their pain come from a broad range of fields including clinical psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, anesthesiologists, neurologists, physiatrists, psychiatrists and professionals involved in the palliative care of patients.
This book seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic of pain management. In so doing, it will act as a resource for students, physicians and other health care professionals, as well as those requiring information in order to better understand their options regarding management of their own pain or that of family members in their care.
Contributions presenting new evidence for the efficacy of individual pain management approaches will be welcome, as will submissions dealing with novel approaches to the treatment of pain. The list of suggested topics for papers is not intended to be exhaustive; rather it should serve as a starting point for ideas. Potential authors are welcome to propose topics which are of relevance to the book's intended audience and which reflect their specific expertise in the field.
Topics covered by this book include but are not limited to:
About the topics You have been invited to contribute on the basis of your scientific research within this topic to date. We believe that you may have valuable new research that you wish to share in this area. We invite contributions from you on subjects related, but not limited to the following topic areas.