In language accessible even to readers not fundamentally grounded in the sciences, explores the physical reasons for the continued pain caused by whiplash and related head trauma. Includes The Headache Intake Form, with which patients can self-diagnose. After chapters on the history and classification of headaches, walks through the various kinds, including tension, migraine, cluster, sinus, and headaches in children. Then engages such topics as post traumatic headache syndrome, injuries to various parts of the head and neck, the lawyers's perspective, the medical examination, headache treatments, and the long-term outlook for patients. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book explains the physical reasons for continued pain caused by whiplash and related head trauma, which affects an estimated 7 to 12 million Americans each year and costs the U.S. approximately $20 billion annually in lost work days and medical and legal expenses. The author was one of the foremost headache specialists in the U.S.
This is a useful book for the medical and legal professions, the insurance industry, the headache sufferer, and anyone with a curiosity about headaches and why they can totally disrupt the quality of life in some patients, at times even to the point of total incapacitation.
This book explains the physical reasons for continued pain caused by whiplash and related head trauma, which affects an estimated 7 to 12 million Americans each year and costs the United States approximately $20 billion annually in lost work days and medical and legal expenses. Written by one of the foremost headache specialists in the U.S., this is a useful book for the medical and legal professions, the insurance industry, the headache sufferer, and anyone with a curiosity about headaches and why they can totally disrupt the quality of life in some patients, at times even to the point of total incapacitation.
