Watch your back! how the back pain industry is costing us more and giving us less, and what you can do to inform and empower yourself in seeking treatment / Richard A. Deyo, MD.

Author/creator Deyo, Richard A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxv, 212 pages ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesThe culture and politics of health care work
Contents Back pain nation -- Even the best and brightest -- What's wrong? What's not? Can we tell the difference? -- Painkillers: easy solutions sometimes aren't -- Painkillers and the marketing of pain -- Pain management, now that's money -- Stabbed in the back -- Surgical gadgets and the explosion of fusion surgery -- The pointed search for relief: injections, ablations, and blocks, oh my! -- Why would you get better after useless therapy? -- Manipulating the pain: chiropractic and other alternative treatments -- Nobody takes it seriously! -- Boot camp -- Amplifying your voice -- Some policy implications.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-202) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014006972
ISBN9780801453243 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801453240 (cloth : alk. paper)

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