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Obtain all the core knowledge in pain management you need from one of the most trusted resources in the field. The new edition of Practical Management of Pain gives you completely updated, multidisciplinary overview of every aspect of pain medicine, including evaluation, diagnosis of pain syndromes, rationales for management, treatment modalities, and much more. In print and online, it is all the expert guidance necessary to offer your patients the best possible relief."I would recommend this textbook for all clinicians involved in acute, chronic, and cancer pain medicine. It is a book that I enjoyed reading read from cover to cover, but it would be equally good being dipped into selectively as an aid memoir or when preparing a presentation." Reviewed by British Journal of Anaesthesia, Feb 2015Understand and apply the latest developments in pain medicine with brand-new chapters covering disability assessment, central post-stroke pain, chronic widespread pain, and burn pain.Effectively ease your patients' pain with today's best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents (such as topical analgesics).Access up-to-the-minute knowledge on all aspects of pain management, from general principles to specific management techniques, with contributions from renowned experts in the field. Read the full text and view all the images online at expertconsult.com. Understand and apply the latest developments in pain management with brand-new chapters covering disability assessment, central post-stroke pain, widespread chronic pain, and burn pain.Effectively ease your patients' pain with today's best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents (such as topical analgesics).
Contents
Part IThe History of Pain Medicine Taxonomy and Classification of Chronic Pain Syndromes Organizing an Inpatient Acute Pain Service Measurement-Based Stepped Care Approach to Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain ManagementThe Healthcare Policy of Pain Management Quality Assurance and Improvement and Patient Safety in the Pain Clinic Education, Training, and Certification in Pain Medicine Part II. Basic Considerations 8. Pain Pathways: Peripheral, Spinal, Ascending and Descending Pathways 9. A Review of Pain Processing Pharmacology 10. Pain and Brain Changes 11. Pharmacogenetics in Pain Management 12. Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Pain Part III. Evaluation and Assessment 13. History and Physical Examination of the Pain Patient 14. Electromyography and Evoked Potentials 15. Radiologic Assessment of the Patient with Spine Pain 16. Psychological and Behavioral Assessment 17. Disability Assessment Part IV. Clinical Conditions 18. Postoperative Pain and Other Acute Pain Syndromes 19. The Prediction and Prevention of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain 20. Pediatric Acute Pain Management21. Low Back Pain 22. Neurosurgical Approaches to Pain Management 23. Cancer Pain 24. Neuropathic Pain Syndromes 25. Pain in Selected Neurologic Disorders 26. Phantom Limb Pain 27. Central Post-Stroke Pain Syndrome28. Spinal Cord Injury Pain 29. Chronic Widespread Pain 30. Headache Management 31. Dental and Facial Pain 32. Visceral Pain 33. Pediatric Chronic Pain Management 34. The Management of Pain in Older Adults 35. Managing Pain During Pregnancy and Lactation Part V. Pharmacological, Psychological, and Physical Medicine Treatments 36. Major Opioids and Chronic Opioid Therapy 37. Minor and Short-Acting Analgesics, Including Opioid Combination Products 38. Antidepressants as Analgesics 39. Membrane Stabilizers for the Treatment of Pain 40. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Acetaminophen, and COX-2 Inhibitors 41. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 42. Topical Analgesics 43. Neuraxial Agents 44. Pharmacology for the Interventional Pain Physician 45. Psychological Interventions 46. Physical Medicine Techniques in Pain Management 47. Physical Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Pain 48. Acupuncture 49. Integrative Approaches to Pain Management 50. Pain and Addictive Disorders: Challenge and Opportunity 51. Issues with Opioid Use Part VI. Nerve Block Techniques 52. Head and Neck Blocks 53. Upper Extremity Blocks 54. Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks 55. Truncal Blocks 56. Peripheral and Visceral Sympathetic Blocks 57. Intraarticular Analgesia 58. Chemical Neurolytic Blocks 59. Neurolysis of the Sympathetic Axis for Cancer Pain Management Part VII. Interventional Techniques 60. Interlaminar and Transforaminal Therapeutic Epidural Injections 61. Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Zygapophysial (Facet) Joint Pain62. Radiofrequency Treatment 63. Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome: Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Block/Radiofrequencyof the Lateral Branch Blocks 64. Myofascial Injections: Trigger Point, Piriformis, Iliopsoas, and Scalene Injections 65. Lumbar Discogenic Pain and Discography 66. Intradiscal Procedures for the Treatment of Discogenic Lower Back and Leg Pain 67. Minimally Invasive Procedures for Vertebral Compression Fractures 68. Biopsychosocial Pre-Screening for Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation69. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation 70. Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Patient Selection, Trialing, and Implantation71. Joint Injections 72. Radiation Safety and Use of Radiographic Contrast Agents in Pain MedicinePart VIII. Pain Management in Special Situations and Special Topics 73. The Management of Pain from Sickle Cell Disease74. Burn Pain75. Pain Management in the Emergency Department 76. Pain Management in the Critically Ill Patient 77. Pain Management at the End of Life 78. Home Care 79. The Health Implications of Disparities in Cancer and Pain Care: Unequal Burdens and Unheard VoicesPart IX: Research, Ethics, and Reimbursement in Pain 80. Clinical Trial Design Methodology for Pain Outcome Studies81. Ethics of Research in Patients with Pain 82. Postoperative Pain Management: Trends and Future Directions and Areas in Needof Investigations83. Future Directions and Trends in Pain Medicine
