Fibromyalgia and Other Central Pain Syndromes

By Daniel J. Clauw

This volume is the first comprehensive text devoted to fibromyalgia and other centrally mediated chronic pain syndromes. Leading experts examine the latest research findings on these syndromes and present evidence-based reviews of current controversies. Chapters discuss the definition, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of chronic pain and fibromyalgia, the clinical presentations of fibromyalgia syndrome, and central sensitization syndromes associated with chronic neuromuscular pain. The contributors thoroughly examine various approaches to evaluation and management of patients with fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Other chapters focus on disability issues, prognosis, and future research directions. A critically reviewed listing of Websites and other resources is included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781752612
• ISBN13: 9780781752619
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: LWW
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

Fibromyalgia can no longer be dismissed as imaginary.

An excellent text on Fibromyalgia, and you finish with a much greater understanding of chronic pain in general. Fibromyalgia, too often treated as a phantom illness, is defined and identified with unambiguous research.