Book Review: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine: Pain Management

Geriatric pain management, pharmacological and nonpharmacological considerations

Persistent pain is prevalent in the elderly population, although it is not an inevitable part of aging. It is important to understand how to manage pain effectively in old age, particularly because an increasing number of individuals are becoming older, or living longer. Several problems, less common in younger adults, may complicate the treatment of pain. An accurate pain assessment is require...

Book Review: CHIROPRACTIC APPROACH TO HEAD PAIN

A quick scan of the contents and layout of this book was enough to make me sit up and take notice of this book. Darryl Curl has certainly welded together the expertise of many authoritative chiropractors and other health practitioners to form a text that covers the A to Z of head pain encountered in chiropractic and osteopathic practice. Darryl Curl, whose background includes both chiropractic ...

Geriatric medicine.

To expose the medical student to a meaningful, clinically oriented geriatric medical experience. OBJECTIVES To provide the student with a truly Ahands-on@ rotation in the following setting: outpatient geriatrics where assessment on care planning takes place with the medical student providing important information. The inpatient, nursing home and day care experience will be less emphasized durin...

Geriatric Medicine

Psychological Strategies in Pain Management: Optimizing Procedures in Clinics