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The Gunn approach to the treatment of chronic pain : intramuscular stimulation for myofascial pain of radiculopathic origin / C. Chan Gunn ; foreword by Patrick D. Wall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Churchill Livingstone, 1996Copyright date: ©1989Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0443054223
  • 9780443054228
Other title:
  • Treatment of chronic pain
  • Intramuscular stimulation for myofascial pain of radiculopathic origin
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Gunn approach to the treatment of chronic pain.; Online version:: Gunn approach to the treatment of chronic pain.DDC classification:
  • 616.0472 23
LOC classification:
  • RC927.3 .G86 1996
Contents:
An introduction to radiculopathic pain -- IMS - the technique -- Treating chronic pain -- Intramuscular stimulation in practice -- Summary -- Guidelines for diagnosis -- Treatment and needle technique -- General examination -- Regional examination and specific treatment -- Musculoskeletal pain of spondylotic origin -- Table I. Shortened muscles in common syndromes -- Table II. Segmental innervation of muscles -- Abbreviations for commonly treated muscles.
Summary: "This practical manual explains a comprehensive, alternative system of diagnosis and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Medications and commonly available physical therapies often give only temporary relief. The success of the intramuscular stimulation method described here has led to a new model for chronic pain. The manual, and the techniques described in it, will be invaluable to those seeking a more effective physical modality for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to radiculopathic pain -- IMS - the technique -- Treating chronic pain -- Intramuscular stimulation in practice -- Summary -- Guidelines for diagnosis -- Treatment and needle technique -- General examination -- Regional examination and specific treatment -- Musculoskeletal pain of spondylotic origin -- Table I. Shortened muscles in common syndromes -- Table II. Segmental innervation of muscles -- Abbreviations for commonly treated muscles.

"This practical manual explains a comprehensive, alternative system of diagnosis and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Medications and commonly available physical therapies often give only temporary relief. The success of the intramuscular stimulation method described here has led to a new model for chronic pain. The manual, and the techniques described in it, will be invaluable to those seeking a more effective physical modality for the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain."--Publisher's website.

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