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    Heal the pain, comfort the spirit : the hows and whys of modern pain treatment / Dorene O'Hara.

    • Title:Heal the pain, comfort the spirit : the hows and whys of modern pain treatment / Dorene O'Hara.
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    • Author/Creator:O'Hara, Dorene.
    • Published/Created:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Pain--Popular works.
    • Medical Subjects: Pain--Popular Works.
    • Description:237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index.
    • ISBN:0812217950 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      0812236386 (cloth : alk. paper)
    • Contents:How we think about pain
      The treatment of pain : history and analysis
      Pain as self-defense : biological models
      The vicious circle : biological models of chronic pain
      Pain complaints : making the diagnosis
      Just make it go away : pharmacologic treatments for acute and chronic pain
      "It hurts so good" : physical methods for treating pain
      Stress, psychology, and pain in the bodymind
      Integrative medicine : expanding the horizons for pain relief
      Putting it all together : what to do if you have a pain complaint.
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