Tension-Type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0763752835 ISBN 13: 9780763752835

Casa editrice: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009

Riassunto

This is the first book for the new Series Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine.

This textbook will assess both clinical and research aspects of the diagnosis and management of two highly prevalent headache disorders: tension-type and cervicogenic headaches. This textbook will cover both physical therapy and physical medicine approaches to the management of these headache disorders.

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L'autore:

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PT, DO, MSc, PhD-Professor, Physical Therapy, Occupational Theory Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Esthesiology Laboratory, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark Dr. Fernández de las Peñas PT, DO, PhD, currently holds faculty positions in the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Esthesiology Laboratory, at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain; and the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has published over 100 publications concentrating on clinical human pain research, drug screening and interaction between motor control and chronic pain. The most relevant topics of his research are focused on neck pain, headache and neuro-physiological effects of manual therapy. His research activities are concentrated on biomedical sciences within neuroscience with specific research areas on pain and assessment of pain in volunteers and chronic pain patients, and a main focus on human clinical chronic pain research. He has participated in over 50 conferences with related published abstracts/ proceedings and he has given several lectures at Spanish and foreign universities and hospitals. He also lectures at international meetings/workshops/seminars. He is a supervisor of PhD students, and he is founder and head of the Esthesiology Laboratory, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Along with his university teaching experience, he has experience teaching physiotherapists, and he has held specialized courses for medical doctors within neurology and orthopaedics.

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Book by delasPeas Csar Fernndez

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• Editore: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763752835
• ISBN 13: 9780763752835
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 509
• Redattore: Fernandez-de-las-penas Cesar, Arendt-Nielsen Lars Ph.D., Gerwin Robert D.