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Get your lower back pain under control--and get on with life / Anthony H. Guarino.
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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.
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Published/Created:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Pr., 2010.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WE755 .G915 2010
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Backache--Popular works.
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Medical Subjects: Low Back Pain--Popular Works.
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Description:ix, 186 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
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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.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780801897306 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801897313 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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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.