Principles & Practice Of Pain Management

This Comprehensive Resource Covers Every Aspect Of Diagnosing And Treating Specific Pain Conditions And Syndromes. Features A Concise Introduction To Basic Concepts In Pain Management, Plus An Expanded Section On Evaluation And Assessment Techniques. Molecular Biology Of Pain -- Anatomy And Physiology Of Pain -- Pathophysiology Of Pain -- Definitions And Classifications Of Pain -- Understanding The Patient With Chronic Pain -- Evaluating The Patient With Chronic Pain -- Outcome Measurements In Pain Medicine -- Radiological Evaluation Of Spinal Disease -- Role Of Electrodiagnostics In Pain Assessments -- Measuring Pain With Functional Mri -- Diagnostic Injections For Spine Pain -- Psychological Aspects Of Pain -- Psychosocial Assessment Of Chronic Pain -- Psychotherapeutic Management Of Chronic Pain -- Consulting On The Difficult Patient In Pain -inpatient Model Of A Chronic Pain Management Program -- Epidemiology Of Headaches -- Historical Features In Primary Headache Syndromes -- Pathophysiology Of Headaches -- Common Headache Syndromes -- Refractory Headaches -- Chronic Daily Headaches -- Botulinum Toxins For The Treatment Of Headaches -- Headaches Associated With Organic Pathology -- Facial Pain -- Orofacial Pain -- Neck Pain -- Low Back Pain -- Facet Syndrome -- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome -- Pain Management In Rheumatologic Disorders -- Pain In The Extremities -- Foot Pain -- Abdominal Pain -- Pelvic Pain -- Perineal Pain -polyneuropathy -- Central Pain States -- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome -- Acute Herpes Zoster And Postherpetic Neuralgia -- Preemptive Analgesia -- Acute Pain Management In Adults -- Assessment And Treatment Of Pain In Sports Injuries -- Cancer Pain Syndromes -- Medical Management Of Caner Pain -- Anesthetic Interventions In Cancer Pain -- Pain Management In End Of Life: Palliative Care -- Pain In Hiv And Aids -- Fibromyalgia And Myofascial Pain Syndromes -- Peripheral Vascular Disease -- Advances In The Management Of Ischemic Pain -- Sickle Cell Disease -- Acute Pain Management In Infants And Children -- Chronic Pain In Infants And Children -- Cancer Pain And Palliative Care In Children -- Abdominal And Pelvic Pain In Children And Adolescents -- Pain In The Elderly -- Opioid Pharmacotherapy -- Opioids For Nonmalignant Pain-issues And Controversy -- Common Opioid-related Side Effects -- Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs -- Adjuvant Analgesics -- Psychopharmacology For The Pain Specialist -antiepileptics And Pain -- Epidural Steroid Injections -- Spinal Canal Endoscopy -- Intra-articular Injections And Facet Blocks -- Peripheral Nerve Blocks -- Sympathetic Blocks -- The Use Of Botulinum Toxin In Pain Management -- Neuroaxial Drug Delivery -- Neuromodulation For Pain -- Neurolytic Blocks -- Cryoanalgesia And Radiofrequency -- Neurosurgical Treatment Of Pain -- Radiation Safety For The Pain Specialist -- Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Pain Management -- Acupuncture -- Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation -- The Role Of Pain Clinics -- Setting Up A Pain Treatment Facility -- How To Manage A Pain Medicine -certification Inpain Medicine -- Disability Assessment Of Pain-impaired Patients -- Medical-legal Considerations In Pain Management -- End-of-life Ethics -- Ethical Issues And Problems Of Trust In The Management Of Chronic Pain. Edited By Carol A. Warfield, Zahid H. Bajwa. Rev. Ed. Of: Principles And Practice Of Pain Management. 1993. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In An Electronic Version.