This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to temporomandibular joint syndrome, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on temporomandibular joint syndrome. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; Chapter 5. Books on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; Appendix F. More on Pain; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT SYNDROME GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Costes syndrome, Impostor Disease, myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome, myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome, pain-dysfunction Syndrome, Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome, TMJ syndrome.

Author: ICON Health Publications
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2002-06-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780597831485
Lib Category: Diseases
Category: Health & Fitness : Diseases - Musculoskeletal