Pain Management A Practical Guide for Clinicians

This authoritative two-volume reference, the Fifth Edition of an internationally acclaimed bestseller, offers the most up-to-date information available on multidisciplinary pain diagnosis, treatment, and management. Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians covers a broad range of approaches and techniques from the many different disciplines where professionals work with patients in pain. With more than 100 contributors, many of whom are among the most recognized and respected names in contemporary pain management, this is the book most recommended by the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) and the book used by applicants to prepare for the AAPM entrance exam. This unique, two-volume reference covers both traditional and alternative approaches and discusses the pain of children as well as adult and geriatric patients. It also includes the results of extensive bibliographic literature searches, from 1990 to the present, on each topic covered. A special section on legal considerations, including sample depositions taken from real-life cases, helps readers prepare for the possibility of litigation, so prevalent in healthcare today. Regardless of your specialty or medical training or whether you are in a large hospital or a small clinic, if you work with patients in need of pain management, this complete reference is for you.

VOLUME 1
Pain in Perspective
Pain and Its Magnitude
Historical Perspective of Pain Management
Elements of Multidisciplinary Pain Management
The Classification of Pain
Starting a Pain Clinic
Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics
Techniques for Assessing and Diagnosing Pain
Diagnostic Imaging in Evaluating Sources of Low Back Pain
Surface Electromyography: An Electrophysiological Alternative in Pain Management
Orthopedic Practice and the Use of Electronic Thermography
Columbia Medical Plan Pain Management Group Manual
Treatment of Commonly Occurring Pain Syndromes
The Nonpharmacological Management of Chronic Pain Via the Interdisciplinary Approach
Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Selected Pain Phenomena
Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, and Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Pain
Headaches: Muscle Contraction, Migraine, and Cluster
Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders: Differential Diagnosis
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Clinical Evaluation and Management of Patients
Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Understanding and Treating Low Back Pain
New Concepts in Back Pain Management: Decompression, Reduction, and Stabilization
Lower Extremity Neuropathic Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Neuroaugmentation of the Dorsal Columns for Pain Relief
The Role of Neural Blockade in the Management of Common Pain Syndromes
Hypnosis and Pain Control: A Quantum Perspective
Specialty Approaches to Pain Management Through Team Management
The Impact of Nursing on Pain Management
The Psychiatrist's Role in Pain Management
A Rheumatologist's Perspective on Pain Management
Biofeedback and Pain Management
Colchicine Usage in the Conservative Treatment of Painful Human Disorders
Acupuncture: Traditional and Scientific Perspectives
The Role of the Neurologist in a Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as They Relate to Pain Management
Pain Management in the Emergency Department
The Relationship of Patient, Physician, and Attorney in the Management of Chronic Pain

VOLUME 2
Approaches to Chronic and Acute Pain
Myths and Misconceptions about Chronic Pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic Pain Associated with AIDS
The Role of Exercise in the Management of Chronic Pain
Stereotactic Radiofrequency Lesions as Part of the Management of Chronic Pain
Acute Postoperative Pain Management: Past Problems and Present Solutions
Specialty Concerns
Pain Control in Children
Management of Procedural and Perioperative Pain in Children
Geriatric Age Group Pain Treatment
Pain Management in Geriatrics
Sleep and Weight Problems Typically Associated with Pain
Hospice, Cancer Pain Management, and Symptom Control
New Ideas on Posttraumatic Torticollis and Sphenopalatine Ganglion Nerve Blocks
Work Disability and Return To Work
Postinjury: The Return-to-Work Challenge
Symptom Magnification: An Overview from Clinical Practice
Neuro-Orthopedic Impairment Rating
Ergonomics for the Pain Practitioner
Physical Therapy, Manual Medicine, and Electromedicine
Physical Therapy and Pain Control
Manual Medicine: An Osteopathic Approach
Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy
Electromedicine: The Other Side of Physiology
Behavioral, Social, and Spiritual Concerns and Aspects of Pain Management
The Role of the Family in Pain Management
The Role of Self-Help Groups in Easing Chronic Pain
Drug Misuse and Detoxification
Sexual Dysfunction and Chronic Pain
Spiritual Aspects of Pain Control
Behavioral Health Systems
Legal Considerations
Importance of the Deposition of Expert Witnesses
Deposition of C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. in the Case of Mary Crosby
Deposition of William N. Harsha, M.D., J.S., J.D. in the Case of Larry Smith
Deposition of Michael Margoles, M.D. in the Case of Janet Simmons
Deposition of Scott L. Havsy, D.O. in the Case of Joan Newton
Deposition of Stephen A. Lawson, M.S. in the Case of David Black
Deposition of Richard S. Weiner, Ph.D. in the Case of Ted Green
Future Trends
Trends Impacting the Future of Healthcare
Appendices
Appendix A: Personal Identification Data
Appendix B: Understanding and Treating Low Back Pain Questions and Answers
Appendix C: Chiropractic Evaluation, Report, Diagnoses, and Discussion Sample
Appendix D: Code of Ethics
Appendix E: Patient's Bill of Rights
Appendix F: American Academy of Pain Management Board Certification
Index