Fibromyalgia. Clinical Guidelines and Treatments

Description

This practical text provides a clinical overview of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment for fibromyalgia. Current evidence-based treatments and guidelines are emphasized along with lifestyle modification suggestions for the patient. Also included is a review of current literature, research and emerging developments on this prevalent pain syndrome. A range of healthcare specialties, including pain management, rheumatology, neurology, internal medicine and family practice, will find this comprehensive guide to be a valuable resource to their routine treatment of fibromyalgia and improve patient's quality of life.

Contents

Preface

• The Epidemiology and Prevalence of Fibromyalgia
• Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
• Etiology
• Prognosis
• Lifestyle Modification and Fibromyalgia
• Psychological Treatment for Fibromyalgia
• Medications
• Adjuvant Treatments for Fibromyalgia
• Utilizing Clinical Treatments with a Limited Evidence Base
• Treatment of Special Groups: Children, Pregnant, Elderly, and Mentally-disabled
• Emerging Developments
• Nutrition

Authors

Erin Lawson recently co-edited the book, Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy (978-1-4614-6298-9). She is currently in private practice, but has maintained her faculty appointment at UCSD.

Erin Lawson, MD
Voluntary Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology
Center for Pain Medicine
University of California San Diego
Lexington Interventional Pain Management
Lexington Medical Center
Lexington, SC, USA

Mark Wallace, MD is a Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Chairman of the Division of Pain Medicine at UCSD

Mark S. Wallace, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, USA