For informed occupational therapists working in the area of chronic pain management, this book synthesizes knowledge from the fields of current pain management practice and occupational therapy practice. It gives an overview of information essential to pain practitioners, and looks at occupational therapy practice issues in pain. Features: * fills a big gap in the OT literature * the first comprehensive book on pain management and the role of the OT * provides a straightforward analysis of the extent and nature of chronic pain * provides pain definitions and covers the relevant epidemiology * examines OT models for managing and treating people with chronic pain * gives detailed coverage of OT assessment and treatment routines for chronic pain * based on the author's extensive research experience in the field of pain management * written by an author who is well known internationally by OTs and PTs and whose PhD research focused on patients with chronic low back pain