This book provides an authoritative exposition of the management protocols of common benign and malignant pain states. It focuses on clinical practice protocols rather than experimental data study. The presentation is illustrated with suitable diagrams, photographs, tables and flowcharts.
The book is organized into five sections: General Principles of Pain Management This section highlights the examination and evaluation of a patient in the clinic as well as the pharmacology of drugs used in pain management.
Chronic Pain Syndromes The section describes the pathophysiology and possible treatment modalities of chronic pain syndromes.
Cancer Pain This section features most types of cancer pain conditions and discusses terminal cancer in considerable detail.
Advanced Interventional Pain Management The section presents an in-depth exposition of advanced techniques like spinal cord stimulation, radio-frequency ablation and intrathecal drug delivery systems. The advantages and disadvantages of each technique have been highlighted.
Management of Spasticity This section is unique to this book and it discusses the non-surgical management of spastic patients.
Appendices at the end of the book feature definition of commonly used terms, equipment and important pain websites.
This handbook would serve as an extremely valuable tool for all trainees and practitioners involved in pain management including anesthesiologists, surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, physicians and rehabilitation experts.
Table of Contents GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PAIN MANAGEMENT 1 Evaluation of the Pain Patient 2 Pain Measurement and Assessment 3 Radiography and Imaging in Pain Medicine 4 Pharmacotherapeutics (Drugs) in Pain Management 5 Neurolytic Agents CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES 6 Myofascial Pain Syndromes 7 Headache 8 Neck and Shoulder Pain 9 Back Pain 10 Knee Pain 11 Neuropathic Pain: Mechanisms and Management 12 Herpetic Neuralgia 13 Orofacial Pain 14 Scar NeuralgiaPainful Scars 15 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 16 Pelvic Pain 17 Perineal Pain 18 Peripheral Vascular Diseases CANCER PAIN 19 Cancer Pain 20 Cancer Pain Management ADVANCED INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT 21 Advanced Interventional Pain Management Modalities 22 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Management of Chronic Intractable Pain 23. Continuous Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer and Nonmalignant Pain 24. Radiofrequency Ablation in Pain Management MANAGEMENT OF SPASTTCITY 25. Management of Spasticity APPENDICES Appendix 1: Definition of Commonly Used Pain Terms Appendix 2: Common Abbreviations in Pain Medicine Appendix 3: Equipment for Pain Management: Interventional and Noninterventional Techniques Appendix 4: Pain Websites Bibliography and Suggested Further Readings