Overview
- Provides a practical overview of fibromyalgia
- Includes an up-to-date review of the research and literature on this prevalent pain syndrome
- Features the latest clinical guidelines, including evidence supported treatments and lifestyle modification suggestions for the patient
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This practical text provides a clinical overview of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment for fibromyalgia. Current evidence-based treatments and guidelines are emphasized along with lifestyle modification suggestions for the patient. Also included is a review of current literature, research and emerging developments on this prevalent pain syndrome. A range of healthcare specialties, including pain management, rheumatology, neurology, internal medicine and family practice, will find this comprehensive guide to be a valuable resource to their routine treatment of fibromyalgia and improve patient's quality of life.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Erin Lawson recently co-edited the book, Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy (978-1-4614-6298-9). She is currently in private practice, but has maintained her faculty appointment at UCSD.
Mark Wallace, MD is a Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Chairman of the Division of Pain Medicine at UCSD
Erin Lawson, MD
Voluntary Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology
Center for Pain Medicine
University of California San Diego
Lexington Interventional Pain Management
Lexington Medical Center
Lexington, SC, USA
Mark S. Wallace, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fibromyalgia
Book Subtitle: Clinical Guidelines and Treatments
Editors: Erin Lawson, MD, Mark S. Wallace, MD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15820-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15819-8Published: 27 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15820-4Published: 09 June 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 193
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pain Medicine, Neurology, General Practice / Family Medicine