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. It provides physicians with an up-to-date resource that details the basic science underlying the mechanism of action of the various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)therapies used for pain. Coverage summarizes the clinical evidence both for efficacy and safety and discusses practical guidelines about how such treatments can successfully and safely be integrated into a Pain practice. The book also identifies specific conditions or pain problems for which CAM modalities are useful and covers training, credentialing, medical-legal issues, as well as future trends.