Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Practitioner's Guide to Treatment

By Leon Chaitow and Leon Chaitow ND DO (UK)

Book Overview

This is a practitioner's guide to fibromyalgia syndrome and its treatment. FMS was only officially recognised by W.H.O. as a syndrome in 1990. Since then much research has been undertaken and the pool of knowledge is growing rapidly. This is the only text that distills information and relates it specifically to the problems of assessment, diagnosis and management as confronted by the practitioners. It provides a multidisciplinary perspective on this multifaceted and frequently encountered syndrome.Information on the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia is provided with a quick and clear reference for dealing with a group of difficult to manage patients.The latest research findings are included in one place, eliminating the need to scan through multiple journals.All aspects of this multifaceted syndrome are addressed to help make a clear diagnosis and select the most appropriate management.Complementary approaches to treatment include answers to the questions many patients ask.Content is written by a well-known osteopath with contributions from other expert professionals - providing a multidisciplinary view of the problem and a variety of approaches to management.25% increase in extent (both text and illustrations) to accommodate all the new information on the syndrome that is now available2 new chapters by two new contributorsAdditional material on physical therapy approaches to the syndromeA new section on TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) approaches to treatmentexpanded section on the cognitive/behaviour approach to treatmentIncludes a FREE CDRom as part of the package (replacing the video which accompanied the first edition but was sold separately

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443072191
• ISBN13: 9780443072192
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.8"