Description
At last—a single, convenient reference on this interventional pain management technique, covering all recent advances in this fast-changing field. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Comprehensive Guide is a one-stop resource offering practical guidance on performing a wide array of pain-relieving procedures using office-based ultrasound-guided techniques, fluoroscopy, and more. Concise and user-friendly, this easy-to-use guide helps physicians deliver safe, accurate, and cost-effective care by demonstrating how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising stimulation technique, locate the site with precision, and provide effective pain relief.- Offers clear guidance on peripheral nerve stimulation procedures for patients with chronic pain, incorporating all clinically useful imaging modalities.- Illustrates the anatomical targets for each procedure and the appropriate placement of wireless micro devices.- Presents information in an easy-to-follow, consistent format: anatomy; diagnosis by history, exam, imaging, and diagnostic block; indications for PNS; contraindications for PNS; and techniques.- Provides superb visual guidance with clinically relevant anatomic drawings, color line drawings, clinical photographs, and ultrasound images.- Discusses the risks and benefits of each procedure, highlights potential pitfalls, and offers clinical pearls on how to avoid them.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS/CONTENT STRUCTURE (INCLUDE AVAILABLE CONTRIBUTOR INFO)- History of neuromodulation and PNS- Peripheral nerve entrapment- PNS mechanism of action (with focus on wireless technology)- Surgical tools- Surgical technique (keeping in mind this can be done using several systems)- Patient education and preparation (diagnostic block, psych, trial, implant)- Occipital nerves- Trigeminal nerve and its branches- Suprascapular/axillary nerve- Brachial plexus- Ulnar nerve- Median nerve- Radial nerve- Intercostal nerves- Ilioinguinal/iliohyppogastric nerve- Genitofemoral nerve- Superior cluneal nerve- Middle cluneal nerve- Inferior cluneal nerve- Pudendal nerves- Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve- Femoral nerve- Sciatic nerve- Genicular nerves/IPS- Peroneal nerves- Saphenous nerve- Posterior tibial nerve- Sural nerve
