Download or read book Chronic Pain, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America written by James P. Robinson and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physiatrists design plans that not only treat chronic pain, but also the whole patient who lives with the pain. Causes of chronic pain can include arthritis, work injuries, failed back surgery, foot and ankle injuries, knee and hip injuries, neck, shoulder, and back injuries, nerve (neuropathic) pain, etc. This issue will focus on everything from assessment, to various treatment options (medications and injections), as well as rehab.