City of Hope Pain & Palliative Care Resource Center

IV.  Special Populations
       G.   Chronic Non-Malignant Pain & Headache Information

This section offers resources related to Fibromyalgia, chronic pain and headaches.

        
      Recommended Publications

1.       The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health
          -     Berstein, C., & McArdle, E. (2009). NY: Free Press.  ISBN #: 141654769.            

2.       The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook, 6th Edition
          -     Davis, M., McKay, M., & Eshelman, E. R. (2008).  CA: New Harbinger Publications. ISBN #: 1572242140.

3.       The Headache Cure
          -    Kandel, J. & Sudderth, D. (2008).  NY: McGraw-Hill.  ISBN #: 0071457364.

4.       Comprehensive Review of Headache Medicine
          -     Levin, M. (2008).  NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN #: 0195366735.

5.       Headache Simplified
          -     Marcus, D. A. (2008). UK: Tfm Publishing. ISBN #: 1903378672.          

6.       Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide From Medical Experts and Patients
          -     Ostalecki, S. (2007).  NM: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.  ISBN #: 0763746401.            

7.       What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibromyalgia: The Revolutionary Treatment that Can Reverse the Disease
          -     St. Amand, R. P. & Craig Marek, C. (2006).  NY: Wellness Central.  ISBN #: 0446694444.          

8.       Fibromyalgia - Up Close & Personal
          -     Pellegrino, M. J.  (2005).  OH: Anadem Publishing. ISBN #: 1890018503.

9.       Taking Charge of Fibromyalgia: Everything You Need to Know to Manage Fibromyalgia, 5^th Edition
          -    Kelly, J. W., & Devonshire, R. (2005). MN: Fibromyalgia Educational Systems, Inc. ISBN: 0966577418.     

10.     Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...that You Need to Know
          -    Robert, T. (2005).  NY: Harper Collins. ISBN #: 0060766856.

11.     Advanced Therapy of Headache, 2nd Edition
          -     Purdy, R. A., Rapoport, A., Sheftell, F., & Tepper, S. (2004).  PA: BC Decker. ISBN #: 1550092529.

12.     The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition for Practitioners
          -     Russell, I. J. (2004).  NY: The Haworth Press, Inc.  ISBN #: 9870789025746.

13.     Mayo Clinic On Headache
          -     Swanson, J. & Mayo Clinic (2004). Mayo Clinic Trade Paper.  ISBN #: 1893005356.

14.     Conquering Headache, 4th Edition
          -     Rapoport, A. M., Sheftell, F., & Teppler, S. (2003).  PA: BC Decker. ISBN #: 1550092332.

15.     The Child with Headache: Diagnosis and Treatment
          -     McGrath, P. A.,  & Hillier, L. M.  (2001).  WA: IASP Press. ISBN #: 0931092302. 

16.     Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medication That Relieve Them
          -     Robbins, L.  & Lang, S.  (2000).  MA: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN #: 0618044361.   7.      

17.     The Fibromyalgia Advocate
          -     Starlanyl, D.  (1998).  CA: New Harbinger Publications. ISBN #: 1572241217.

18.     Headache Relief for Women: How You Can Manage and Prevent Pain
          -     Rapoport, A. M., & Sheftell, F. (1996).  NY: Little, Brown & Company. ISBN #: 0316733911.        
         

      Educational Materials/Curriculum

1.       Headache 2008-2009 – Robbins Headache Clinic

2.       Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - American Headache Society

3.       Health Facts for You - UW Health, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI
           -     Migraine Headaches

4.       Migraine Headache - Pediatric Perspective - eMedicine: Instant Access to the Minds of Medicine


        Guidelines/Clinical Pathways

1.        Defining and Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

2.        The Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition for Practitioners - Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

3.        Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain - Wisconsin Medical Society Task Force on Pain Management

4.        Guideline for the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Pain in Adults and Children - American Pain Society

5.        Guidelines for All Healthcare Professionals in the Diagnosis and Management of Migraine, Tension-Type, Cluster
           and Medication-Overuse Headache - British Association for the Study of Headache

6.        Migraine Headache - American Academy of Neurology

7.        US Headache Consortium Guidelines - American Headache Society           

8.        Practice Parameter: Evidence-based Guidelines for Migraine Headache - American Academy of Neurology

9.        Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Treatment Guidelines - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association  
           -     These guidelines have been written for a professional audience.
                                                   
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