Alternative Pain Management: Solutions for Avoiding Prescription Drug Overuse (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781799816805)

With the growing dependency on prescription drugs and concerns about the rise of opioid addiction, providing effective pain management alternatives is a primary concern for health professionals and all of society. Online tools and alternative therapies are becoming more prevalent in supporting the management of pain and provide treatment opportunities for patients who do not want to rely solely on prescription medication. Alternative Pain Management: Solutions for Avoiding Prescription Drug Overuse is an essential reference source that provides alternative solutions for managing and treating chronic pain, including through the use of mobile applications, online programs, self-management strategies, and virtual reality. Additionally, the book promotes a further understanding of pain and how it is diagnosed and reviews pharmaceutical accountability when prescribing drugs for pain management. Highlighting a range of topics such as cryotherapy, pain assessment, and prescription tracking, this publication is an ideal reference source for physicians, nurses, hospital staff, surgeons, medical professionals, pharmacists, researchers, academics, and upper-level students.

Author: Information Reso Management Association
ISBN-10: 179981680X
ISBN-13: 9781799816805
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2019
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.03lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.94d