Description
The second edition of Chronic Pain now covers a vast scientific and clinical arena, with the scientific background and therapeutic options much expanded. In common with the other titles comprising Clinical Pain Management, the volume gathers together the available evidence-based information in a reader-friendly format without unnecessary detail, an
Table of Contents
PART I GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 Applied physiology: neuropathic pain - Victoria CJ Wallace and Andrew SC Rice 2 Applied physiology: persistent musculoskeletal pain - Hans-Georg Schaible 3 Applied physiology: persistent visceral pain - Timothy J Ness 4 Genetics of chronic pain: crucial concepts in genetics and research tools to understand the molecular biology of pain and analgesia - Bradley E Aouizerat and Christine A Miaskowski 5 Epidemiology of chronic pain: classical to molecular approaches to understanding the epidemiology of pain - Cielito Reyes-Gibby, Isabel Torres and Roy Croock 6 The economics of chronic pain - Ceri J Phillips 7 The challenges of chronic pain and suffering - David B Morris and Peter R Wilson 8 Pain in society: ethical and legal perspectives - Ben A Rich 9 Chronic pain, impairment, and disability - Robert J Gatchel and Nancy D Kishino 10 The psychological assessment of pain in patients with chronic pain - Allen H Lebovits 11 Assessment of the patient with neuropathic pain - Hanne Gottrup 12 Diagnostic procedures in chronic pain - Nikolai Bogduk 13 Psychological effects of chronic pain: an overview - Lance M McCracken 14 Outcome measurement in chronic pain - Tim Johnson PART II MANAGEMENT a THERAPIES 15 The use of NSAIDs and paracetamol (acetaminophen) in chronic pain - John Hughes and K Riaz Khan 16 Opioids and chronic noncancer pain - C Roger Goucke and Eric J Visser 17 Topical analgesics for neuropathic pain - Charles E Argoff and K Riaz Khan 18 Chronic pain and depression - W Michael Hooten 19 Antiepileptic and antiarrhythmic agents - Turo J Nurmikko 20 Neurostimulation techniques - Marc A Huntoon 21 Spinal administration - Kate
