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    Get your lower back pain under control--and get on with life / Anthony H. Guarino.

    • Title:Get your lower back pain under control--and get on with life / Anthony H. Guarino.
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    • Author/Creator:Guarino, Anthony H.
    • Published/Created:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Pr., 2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Backache--Popular works.
    • Medical Subjects: Low Back Pain--Popular Works.
    • Description:ix, 186 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
    • Summary:Pain management specialist Dr. Anthony H. Guarino has created an accessible and up-to-date guide to the range of available treatments to relieve back pain. Informed by the wealth of information in this book, patients can successfully manage their pain beyond their doctor's office. Dr. Guarino describes proven therapies and coaches patients on how to achieve results. He also offers helpful advice for dealing with the psychological effects of chronic pain and for navigating complicated insurance and disability plans.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780801897306 (hardcover : alk. paper)
      9780801897313 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Why does it hurt? who can help?
      All about pain
      The right doctor for you
      Diagnosing what's causing your pain
      Therapies from A to Z
      Tools for managing pain
      Exercise for treating pain with Elizabeth Frates
      Tools for reducing stress
      Pain medications
      Injections and other treatments
      Surgery
      Alternative treatments
      The cost of chronic pain
      Covering the cost of pain: insurance
      The ins and outs of disability
      The personal cost of pain: relationships
      Appendix: the anatomy of the back.
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