Deer: Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management

Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management is an essential guide for all implanters, from beginners to the most advanced practitioners. The process of implanting and managing spinal cord stimulators, peripheral nerve stimulators, and intrathecal pumps, from the beginning through long-term management, is thoroughly discussed, as are the prevention and management of complications. Extensive photographs and detailed instructions make each segment a great learning event.

The Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management is a “must-have” resource for any physician wishing to improve his or her skills in interventional pain treatment.

Contents

Part I Neurostimulation: Spinal Cord Stimulation

• Chapter 1 History of Neurostimulation
• Chapter 2 Spinal Cord Stimulation: Indications and Selection
• Chapter 3 Needle Placement for Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Back and Legs
• Chapter 4 Physician Guided Lead Placement: Making the Lead go to the Target
• Chapter 5 Anchoring Percutaneous Leads During Permanent Device Placement
• Chapter 6 Tunneling Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems
• Chapter 7 Pocketing Techniques
• Chapter 8 Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 9 Programming Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems
• Chapter 10 Stimulation of the Spinal Cord by the Placement of Surgical Based Paddle Leads

Part II Neurostimulation: Peripheral Nerve and Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation

• Chapter 11 Stimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System
• Chapter 12 Stimulation of the Nervous System to Treat Neuropathic Pain of the Foot
• Chapter 13 EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 14 Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treatment of Pelvic and Rectal Pain
• Chapter 15 EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Sacral Neuromodulation
• Chapter 16 Selective Nerve Root Stimulation: Facilitating the Cephalocaudal “Retrograde” Method of Electrode Insertion

Part III Neurostimulation: Stimulation of the Cranium and Head

• Chapter 17 Stimulation of the Deep Brain for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Chapter 18 Stimulation of the Motor Cortex to Treat Chronic Pain
• Chapter 19 Stimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System: Occipital Techniques for the Treatment of Occipital Neuritis and Transformed Migraine
• Chapter 20 History of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
• Chapter 21 Selection and Indications for Intrathecal Pump Placement
• Chapter 22 Placement of Intrathecal Needle and Catheter for Chronic Infusion
• Chapter 23 Securing and Anchoring Permanent Intrathecal Catheters
• Chapter 24 Tunneling Permanent Intrathecal Catheters
• Chapter 25 Pocketing for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
• Chapter 26 Drug Selection for Intrathecal Drug Delivery
• Chapter 27 Intrathecal Pump Refills
• Chapter 28 Complications of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
• Index

About the Author

• Timothy R. Deer, MD, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Pain Relief in Charleston, West Virginia and Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown. Dr. Deer is the immediate past Chair of the Committee on Pain Medicine for the American Society of Anesthesiologists; a member of the Boards of Directors of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; and a member of the Board of Directors and The Executive Board of the International Neuromodulation Society. He is also Chairman of the Scientific Review Committee of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Chairman of the Scientific Oversight Committee for Pain Medicine of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the current President of The West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He lectures widely on the topic of implantable therapies in pain management and is one of the most respected proponents of these therapies worldwide.

Book Review

"While implantable devices for the treatment of intractable pain have been used for nearly half a century, never before has such a comprehensive atlas been available for the benefit of the pain practitioner. While several excellent texts have discussed the various aspects of neuromodulation for pain control, including patient, procedure and device selection, their complications, and outcomes, none have provided a detailed pictorial representation of what is a largely technical specialty. By being able to view the devices used for these neuromodulation procedures as well as the detailed procedures used for their implantation, the pain practitioner for the first time can gain access to this exposure that otherwise would require intense apprenticeship with an experienced and skilled mentor.

In this volume, Dr. Deer and his collaborators have provided a clear and instructive visual atlas that provides the pain practitioner not only with a step-by-step guide to these procedures but also instructive views of those procedural steps that require special attention or unique approaches. Nowhere in the history of pain medicine has this material been so lucid and readily available; as such, I expect that it will serve as the standard guide for students, fellows, and practitioners of interventional pain medicine."

- By Robert M. Levy, Chicago, IL -

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387885668
• ISBN-13: 978-0387885667
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches

List Price: $129.00 

 

Hayek: Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain (Expert Consult Series)

The use of electricity for painful disorders is not new and has a long and varied history; however, after Melzack and Wall introduced the gate control theory of pain in 1965, it was not too far thereafter that medical innovators introduced modern day neuromodulatory techniques for the control of pain. Today, neuromodulation remains one of the fastest growing fields in modern medicine. Neuromodulation has the ability to help millions of people with varied disorders and diseases that include, but are not limited to, psychiatric disorders such as refractory depression, obsessive compulsive disorder or Tourette syndrome, disorders of movement such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease or dystonia, diseases of the heart such as angina or disorders of rhythm, autonomic diseases such as congestive heart failure or hypertension, a multitude of chronic painful disorders such as pain from failed back surgery syndrome, atypical face pain, tic douloureux, complex regional pain syndromes, diabetic neuropathy, migraines and many more, dysmotility disorders of the stomach and gut, painful and functional bladder disorders, etc.

In this first volume (Volume 1: Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain) of a series of volumes titled, Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management, Dr. Timothy Deer has put together some of the leading experts of the field to address neurostimulation techniques for the control of chronic painful disorders. This volume is quite extensive and authoritative and includes, to name only a few, chapters on the history of neurostimulation, an overview of spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation techniques, stimulation for spinal disorders, visceral pain syndromes, occipital headaches and angina pectoris and stimulation of the brain. This volume also includes procedural videos of spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and deep brain stimulation that can be viewed on the companion website at www.expertconsult.com.

Key Features

• Understand the rationale and scientific evidence behind interventional and neuromodulatory techniques and master their execution.
• Optimize outcomes, reduce complications, and minimize risks by adhering to current, evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Apply the newest developments in motor cortex stimulation, deep brain stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and spinal cord stimulation.
• Quickly find the information you need in a user-friendly format with strictly templated chapters supplemented with illustrative line drawings, images, and treatment algorithms.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.

Contents

Section I - General Considerations

• Chapter 1 - History of Neurostimulation
• Chapter 2 - Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation
• Chapter 3 - Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 4 - Patient Selection

Section II - Spinal Cord Stimulation

• Chapter 5 - Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 6 - Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 7 - Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 8 - Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• Chapter 9 - Neurostimulation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Chapter 10 - Spinal Cord Stimulation for Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Chapter 11 - Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Angina and Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Chapter 12 - Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain
• Chapter 13 - Nerve Root, Sacral, and Pelvic Stimulation
• Chapter 14 - Emerging Indications and Other Applications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Chapter 15 - Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation

Section III - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

• Chapter 16 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Chapter 17 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Chapter 18 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• Chapter 19 - Occipital Neurostimulation
• Chapter 20 - Peripheral Subcutaneous Stimulation for Intractable Pain
• Chapter 21 - Motor Cortex Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Pain
• Chapter 22 - Deep Brain Stimulation

Section IV - Practice Management

• Chapter 23 - Coding and Billing for Neurostimulation
• Chapter 24 - Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation

Section V - Future Directions

• Chapter 25 - The Future of Neurostimulation

About the Authors

• Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Case Western Reserve University; Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Physiology, and Radiation Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
• Timothy R. Deer, MD, DABPM, FIPP, President and CEO, The Center for Pain Relief; Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, West Virginia.

Book Review

This volume should be of interest to medical students, physicians and nurses who treat chronic pain, neurosurgeons, neurologists, bioengineers, device manufacturers and their representatives, insurers and those who invest in devices to improve function in man.

- Elliot S. Krames, MD, Medical Director, Pacific Pain Treatment Center, San Francisco, California -

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; Har/DVD edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1437722164
• ISBN-13: 978-1437722161

List Price: $139.00 

 

Benzon: Essentials of Pain Medicine 3rd Edition (Expert Consult Series)

The third edition of this book shows maturation. We, the editors, have changed the name to Essentials of Pain Medicine to emphasize its mission: the discussion of pain and its management. Consonant with this objective, we have deleted several chapters on regional anesthesia, including chapters on local anesthetics, spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, and caudal anesthesia, as well as chapters on complications of or controversies surrounding neuraxial and peripheral nerve blockade. We simply feel these topics are covered fully in textbooks on regional anesthesia. Realizing that the pain medicine practitioner performs peripheral nerve blocks, we updated the chapters on this topic. Yet, pain medicine has expanded in its scope since the previous edition. We therefore have added chapters on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and pain management, chronic pain after surgery, joint injections, and ultrasound-guided interventional pain procedures.

All the chapters are revised and updated. Key points have been added at the end of the chapters. In light of the complexity of pain and its management, we have added an editor, Dr. Steven P. Cohen, and Drs. Robert W. Hurley, Samer Narouze, Khalid M. Malik, and Kenneth D. Candido as associate editors. They are all experts in specific areas of pain medicine. We welcome them and appreciate their contributions.

The editors and associate editors of the third edition of Essentials of Pain Medicine have more than 100 years’ clinical experience and have witnessed tremendous improvements in pain management. Once reliant on drugs that were ineffective or saddled with numerous side effects, we now employ drugs that are effective and have minimal side effects. The next few years will bring about the use of receptor-specific medications. Interventional procedures have progressed from blind approaches to fluoroscopy-guided techniques. Today, the use of ultrasound is generating intense interest within the pain medicine community. To the patient suffering from pain, there is continued hope. Indeed, the future looks promising.

Key Features

• Organized in a concise, practical quick-reference format.
• All chapters are brief and easy to read quickly.
• Offers specific strategies for the evaluation and management of a full range of pain syndromes, including cancer pain.
• Features over 230 diagrams, illustrations, summary charts and tables that clarify the information and make it easy to apply.
• Discusses the latest drugs and therapeutic approaches, such as acupuncture.
• Presents the management of pain for every setting where it is practiced, including the emergency room, the critical care unit, and the pain clinic.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.

New to this edition

• Includes new topics such as: 
• imaging in pain medicine, 
• radiation safety, 
• issues associated with the use of narcotics, 
• intraarticular and intraperitoneal use of opioids, 
• pain management in the emergency room and in the intensive care unit, 
• pain management issues during pregnancy, 
• geriatric pain, and 
• hospice care and end-of-life issues.
• New chapters on interventional procedures include: 
• discography, 
• intradiscal electrothermal coagulation (IDET), 
• vertebroplasty, 
• piriformis injections,
• truncal blocks,
• neuraxial blocks, and
• anticoagulants.

Contents

SECTION I - Basic Considerations

• Chapter 1 - Anatomy and physiology of somatosensory and pain processing
• Chapter 2 - Neurochemistry of somatosensory and pain processing
• Chapter 3 - Taxonomy: definition of pain terms and chronic pain syndromes

SECTION II - Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Examinations 

• Chapter 4 - Physical examination of the patient with pain
• Chapter 5 - Pain assessment
• Chapter 6 - Psychological evaluation and testing
• Chapter 7 - Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders and pain management
• Chapter 8 - Neurophysiologic testing for pain
• Chapter 9 - Anatomy, imaging, and common pain-generating degenerative pathologies of the spine
• Chapter 10 - Determination of disability

SECTION III - Pharmacology and Pharmacologic Modalities

• Chapter 11 - Major opioids in pain management
• Chapter 12 - Opioids used for mild to moderate pain
• Chapter 13 - Risk stratification and management of opioids
• Chapter 14 - Legal and regulatory issues in pain management 
• Chapter 15 - Psychopharmacology for pain medicine
• Chapter 16 - Membrane stabilizers
• Chapter 17 - Nonopioid analgesics: nsaids, cox-2 inhibitors, and acetaminophen
• Chapter 18 - Myofascial pain
• Chapter 19 - Pharmacology for the interventional pain physician

SECTION IV - Therapeutic Interventions

• Chapter 20 - Diagnostic nerve blocks
• Chapter 21 - Neurosurgical procedures for treatment of intractable pain
• Chapter 22 - Physical medicine and rehabilitation approaches to pain management
• Chapter 23 - Acupuncture
• Chapter 24 - Psychological interventions for chronic pain
• Chapter 25 - Substance use disorders and detoxification

SECTION V - Perioperative Pain Management

• Chapter 26 - Pain management in the emergency department
• Chapter 27 - Preemptive analgesia
• Chapter 28 - Perioperative nonopioid infusions for postoperative pain management
• Chapter 29 - Patient-controlled analgesia
• Chapter 30 - Intrathecal opioid injections for postoperative pain
• Chapter 31 - Epidural opioids for postoperative pain
• Chapter 32 - Intra-articular and intraperitoneal opioids for postoperative pain
• Chapter 33 - Continuous peripheral nerve blocks
• Chapter 34 - Pediatric postoperative pain
• Chapter 35 - Chronic pain after surgery
• Chapter 36 - Pain management during pregnancy and lactation
• Chapter 37 - Pain control in the critically ill patient

SECTION VI - Chronic Pain Syndromes

• Chapter 38 - Migraine headache and cluster
• Chapter 39 - Tension-type headache, chronic tension-type headache, and other headache
• Chapter 40 - Postmeningeal puncture headache and spontaneous intracranial hypotension
• Chapter 41 - Cervicogenic headache
• Chapter 42 - Orofacial pain
• Chapter 43 - Overview of low back pain disorders
• Chapter 44 - Interlaminar epidural steroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain
• Chapter 45 - Selective nerve root blocks and transforaminal epidural steroid injections
• Chapter 46 - Facet syndrome: facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, and radiofrequency denervation
• Chapter 47 - Pain originating from the buttock: sacroiliac joint syndrome and piriformis syndrome
• Chapter 48 - Myofascial pain syndrome
• Chapter 49 - Fibromyalgia 
• Chapter 50 - Complex regional pain syndrome
• Chapter 51 - Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia
• Chapter 52 - Postamputation pain
• Chapter 53 - Central pain states
• Chapter 54 - Pelvic pain
• Chapter 55 - Painful peripheral neuropathies
• Chapter 56 - Entrapment neuropathies
• Chapter 57 - Chronic pain management in children and adolescents
• Chapter 58 - Geriatric pain

SECTION VII - Interventional Techniques for Pain Management

• Chapter 59 - Joint injections
• Chapter 60 - Pulsed radiofrequency, water-cooled radiofrequency, and cryoneurolysis
• Chapter 61 - Spinal cord stimulation
• Chapter 62 - Peripheral nerve stimulation
• Chapter 63 - Implanted drug delivery systems for the control of chronic pain
• Chapter 64 - Discography
• Chapter 65 - Intradiscal techniques: intradiscal electrothermal therapy, biacuplasty, percutaneous  decompression techniques
• Chapter 66 - Osteoporosis, vertebroplasty, and kyphoplasty
• Chapter 67 - Ultrasound-guided sympathetic blocks: stellate ganglion and celiac plexus block
• Chapter 68 - Fluoroscopy and radiation safety

SECTION VIII - Cancer Pain

• Chapter 69 - Approach to the management of cancer pain
• Chapter 70 - Management of pain at end of life
• Chapter 71 - Neurolytic visceral sympathetic blocks
• Chapter 72 - Central and peripheral neurolysis

SECTION IX - Nerve Blockade

• Chapter 73 - Head and neck blocks
• Chapter 74 - Brachial plexus blocks: techniques above the clavicle
• Chapter 75 - Brachial plexus blocks: techniques below the clavicle
• Chapter 76 - Truncal blocks: intercostal, paravertebral, interpleural, suprascapular, ilioinguinal, and iliohypogastric nerve blocks
• Chapter 77 - Blocks of the lumbar plexus and its branches
• Chapter 78 - Sciatic nerve block and ankle block
• Chapter 79 - Peripheral sympathetic blocks
• Chapter 80 - Anticoagulants and neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks

About the Authors

• Honorio T. Benzon, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Senior Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
• Srinivasa N. Raja, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurology, Director of Pain Research, Division of Pain Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
• Spencer S. Liu, MD, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Attending Anesthesiologist, Director of Acute Pain Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
• Scott M. Fishman, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chief, Division of Pain Medicine, Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.
• Steven P. Cohen, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Director of Medical Education, Pain Management Division, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Pain Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1437722423
• ISBN-13: 978-1437722420
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 1 inches

List Price: $99.00 

Harmon: Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Peri-Operative Pain Relief 2nd Edition (Expert Consult Series)

The first edition of this textbook (2004) was born out of a cadaver-based workshop on peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) offered each year since 2000 at Cork University Hospital in Ireland. The intent was to provide a detailed foundation upon which clinicians might develop their expertise in PNB. The feedback which the editors have received suggests that the textbook with accompanying multimedia elements was effective for that purpose. We have received many letters and communications explaining that it has become a well thumbed textbook, regularly on personal and departmental library shelves.

During the past six years, the practice of PNB has changed greatly both in magnitude and nature. However, we believe that certain fundamental principles still apply: a thorough understanding of surface and internal anatomy is essential for its safe and effective practice. Magnetic resonance images are useful in acquiring this prerequisite anatomical knowledge. Studied in conjunction with high resolution images of cadaver dissection, and of human volunteers, a learner can visualize structures, their relations and the relevant surface anatomy. Crucially, this permits the learner to map ‘real’ or ‘visualized’ anatomy to the 2D renderings acquired using an ultrasound probe.

The lead editor for this edition, Professor Dominic Harmon, has produced a widely acclaimed textbook on the peri-operatiove applications of ultrasound. Using this experience, he has gathered the expertise of internationally recognized experts in the field of ultrasound-guided PNB and supplemented each chapter in this new edition with practical advice and examples on how to use this modality to greatest effect. The intent is to provide an all-in-one resource for the learner of PNB. That is not to say that by using this book one will become a competent practitioner of PNB; rather, we hope that it will maximize any learner's benefit from the clinical learning opportunities afforded him or her. Specifically, each block is described in terms of its relevant anatomy, its ultrasonographic anatomy and its clinical performance. We have tried to ensure that the content is practical and evidence based.

We will be very grateful for your comments, suggestions or corrections, in particular those that point out how we could have done better! We believe that this textbook and its accompanying Web site will be a useful companion to you whether you intend to acquire or maintain competence in PNB.

- Shorten George

Key Features

• This practical multimedia resource shows you exactly how to successfully perform successfully a full range of peripheral nerve block techniques.
• Over four hundred illustrations, the majority of which are in color, plus online video clips, portray the relevant surface anatomy, the internal anatomy, and the ultrasonographic anatomy to vividly depict correct needle placement in real patients.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
• Videos: View video clips illustrating a variety of conditions.
• Images: Browse a Library of all book images. Easily select, organize, and download your images into a presentation.

Contents 

Part I - Principles

• CHAPTER 1 - Introduction
• CHAPTER 2 - Regional anesthesia in perspective: history, current role, and the future
• CHAPTER 3 - Local anesthetics 
• The peripheral nerve 
• Structure and function of local anesthetics 
• Pharmacodynamics 
• Pharmacokinetics 
• Nerve block in clinical practice
• CHAPTER 4 - General indications and contraindications
• CHAPTER 5 - Complications, toxicity, and safety
• CHAPTER 6 - Peripheral nerve block materials 
• Nerve stimulators 
• Electrophysiology 
• Characteristics Needles used in peripheral nerve block 
• Peripheral nerve catheters
• CHAPTER 7 - Principles of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
• CHAPTER 8 - Peripheral nerve blockade for ambulatory surgery
• Introduction Scope of the chapter and definition of the terms 
• Setting up and running a peripheral nerve blockade service in an ambulatory setting 
• Which upper limb blocks to use for which surgical procedure 
• Which lower limb blocks to use for which surgical procedure 
• Catheters and continuous local anesthesia infusions
• CHAPTER 9 - Which block for which surgery?
• CHAPTER 10 - Training in peripheral nerve blockade

Part II - Peripheral Nerve Blocks

• CHAPTER 11 - Cervical plexus block
• CHAPTER 12 - Orbital blocks
• CHAPTER 13 - Wound local anesthetic infusions
• CHAPTER 14 - Brachial plexus anatomy
• CHAPTER 15 - Interscalene block
• CHAPTER 16 - Supraclavicular block
• CHAPTER 17 - Suprascapular block
• CHAPTER 18 - Vertical infraclavicular block
• CHAPTER 19 - Axillary block
• CHAPTER 20 - Midhumeral block
• CHAPTER 21 - Elbow blocks
• CHAPTER 22 - Wrist blocks
• CHAPTER 23 - Lumbar and sacral plexus anatomy
• CHAPTER 24 - Posterior sciatic block
• CHAPTER 25 - Anterior sciatic block
• CHAPTER 26 - Femoral nerve block
• CHAPTER 27 - Psoas block
• CHAPTER 28 - Iliacus block
• CHAPTER 29 - Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh block
• CHAPTER 30 - Popliteal block
• CHAPTER 31 - Ankle block
• CHAPTER 32 - Paravertebral block
• CHAPTER 33 - Intercostal block
• CHAPTER 34 - Transversus abdominis plane block
• CHAPTER 35 - Inguinal field block 
• Clinical anatomy Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block 
• Sonoanatomy Technique 
• Genitofemoral nerve block 
• Technique 
• Adverse effects

About the Authors

• Dominic Harmon, FFARCS(I) FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia/Pain Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Mid-Western Regional Hospital and University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
• Jack Barrett, FFARCS(I) Dip. Pain Medicine, Consultant Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
• Frank Loughnane, FCA(RCSI), Consultant Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
• Brendan Finucane, FRCA FRCP(C), Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
• George Shorten, FFARCS(I) FRCA MD PhD, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.

Book Review

In his classic text, Regional Anesthesia, Its Technic and Application, Gaston Labat noted, “The practice of regional anesthesia is an art. It requires special knowledge of anatomy, skill in the performance of its various procedures, experience in the method of handling patients, and gentleness in the execution of surgical procedures.” Six years ago, Barrett et al defined the contemporary “art” of peripheral regional techniques in Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Perioperative Pain Relief. The field of regional anesthesia has made major advances in the intervening period. The editors of this up-to-date second edition once again present a practical guide in the current application, performance, and management of peripheral nerve blocks. As with the first edition, the textbook is in two parts. Part I covers the history, pharmacologic principles, and clinical applications of peripheral nerve blockade as well as the materials and equipment. New chapters on block selection, principles of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and training in peripheral nerve blockade have been added.

Each chapter in Part II addresses a single block and includes original images depicting the surface (cadaveric and volunteers) and internal (magnetic resonance and ultrasound) anatomy, figures depicting the positions of the patient and the proceduralist, as well as injectate spread during peripheral blockade. The techniques are described in detail, including needle redirection cues based on the associated bony, vascular, and neural structures. On the accompanying website the anatomy and block technique are demonstrated “live” using video clips. The chapters in Part II conclude with “clinical pearls”, the editors’ expert advice in improving neural visualization and success rates or avoiding complications.

A major reason for the renewed interest in regional anesthesia in the last decade is the use of ultrasound. In response, the lead editor for this edition, Professor Dominic Harmon, himself an editor of a textbook on the perioperative applications of ultrasound, supplements each chapter in this new edition with practical and evidence-based advice on how to incorporate ultrasound into the practice of peripheral blockade. The additional images and subject matter allow for second edition nearly 50% longer than the original. As the practice of peripheral nerve block has expanded, so has the editors’ skill in providing a thorough and comprehensive foundation for safe, effective and efficient peripheral blockade.

- Terese T Horlocker, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Orthopedics, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.; 2 edition (January 19, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0702031488
• ISBN-13: 978-0702031489
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches

List Price: $169.00 

Jannetta: Trigeminal Neuralgia

Peter J. Jannetta, the neurosurgeon/neuroscientist who has contributed so much to the evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial nerve disorders brings together the most distinguished contributors in Trigeminal Neuralgia.

This seminal work collates and categorizes in one succinct volume what we understand about the various forms of face pain syndromes. By providing information on former beliefs, as well as current understanding, this book provides multiple options regarding diagnosis, medical treatment and operative intervention which will help decision making, develop knowledge and improve care of patients.

Trigeminal Neuralgia begins with an Introduction explaining where we were and what role those ideas have played in current thinking, all with the goal of giving the reader a basis for future thought. With each subsequent chapter - written by basic scientists and astute clinicians working in the area of facial pain - enigmas are clarified, solutions of apparently untreatable problems are presented, and a better understanding of how diagnoses and pathophysiology are evolving are presented.

This is a must read for all who would learn about neurogenic facial pain.

Book Features

• Written by renowned researchers and clinicians.
• Comprises everything known about TN: physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and even genetic susceptibility.

Readership

• Neurologists 
• Neurologic surgeons 
• Headache specialists 
• Dentists 
• Anyone interested in pain

About the Author

• Peter J. Jannetta, MD is a world-renowned neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of cranial nerve disorders. He is former Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he served for 29 years. He is currently Professor of Neurosurgery at Allegheny General Hospital. He is recognized foremost for his groundbreaking research into the pathology and treatment of cranial nerve compression syndromes such as the development of a microvascular decompression procedure that now offers patients an effective therapeutic alternative when medications fail when confronted with these syndromes. This procedure is now called the "Jannetta Procedure."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages 
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (October 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195342836
• ISBN-13: 978-0195342833

List Price: $79.95

Giles: 100 Challenging Spinal Pain Syndrome Cases 2nd edition

Knowledge is ever increasing on spinal anatomy and histopathology and the possible physiological mechanisms by which pain may be generated and experienced. Therefore, in this text an introductory chapter summarizes possible pain sources based on known anatomical principles. Because spinal pain syndromes can be complex, there often is a tendency for clinicians to incorrectly label patients as being ‘neurotic’, or when patients are involved in litigation they may be considered to have litigation ‘neurosis’ as a motive. However, it should be remembered that it is not always possible to diagnose a patient’s spinal pain condition because of many factors such as the limitations of imaging procedures and the specificity and sensitivity of laboratory tests. Therefore, patients should not be considered as malingerers unless there are very strong grounds for doing so. Imaging frequently only provides shadows of the truth and laboratory tests can be misleading, so it is imperative to take a careful history and to perform a thorough physical examination followed, as indicated, by appropriate imaging and laboratory procedures.

During the last few years of a 37-year career specializing in spinal pain syndromes, interesting challenging spinal pain syndrome cases have been collected, 100 of which are presented in this text. In some of the cases presented, gross anatomy and pathology, as well as some histopathology specimens, obtained from postmortem material, with changes similar to the clinical cases presented, are used to illustrate how such conditions in patients may cause spinal pain syndromes and provide a basis upon which to recommend treatment options.

In some cases patients merely wanted reassurance, based upon a thorough evaluation leading to a likely explanation for their chronic pain syndrome(s), rather than requesting treatment. The importance of providing adequate, albeit time consuming, psychological assurance should not be underestimated. Obviously, it is important to consider a particular pain syndrome in great detail while not forgetting that psychology must be taken into account for each patient, as symptoms and signs should not be isolated from the patient as a whole being.

The cases begin with the most frequently involved spinal level (lumbar spine) and conclude with the least frequently involved spinal level (thoracic spine).

The cases represent what actually takes place in day-today clinical practice and illustrate some of the various shortcomings of health care providers.

It should be noted that it is the responsibility of the treating clinician, relying on independent expertise and knowledge of the patient, to determine the best treatment and method of application for their individual patients.

Finally, all clinical professionals may make errors of judgement in the diagnosis and management of patients. Therefore, it is not the intention of this text to criticize any particular profession but rather to draw to the attention of health practitioners from various backgrounds what actually takes place in the health care domain in the hope that clinicians, and students embarking upon a health care career, will glean some insight into the possible difficulties that may arise with respect to individual cases.

Multidisciplinary cooperation is essential if clinicians fromdifferent backgrounds are to best serve individuals with spinal pain syndromes and the possible sequelae of such syndromes – no one profession has all the answers to manage challenging acute and chronic spinal pain syndrome patients.

Contents
General introduction
Whiplash injuries
Section I LUMBAR SPINE CASES

• Introduction
• Case 1 L5–S1 posterior central intervertebral disc protrusion not abutting adjacent nerve roots
• Case 2 L5–S1 posterior central intervertebral disc protrusion abutting adjacent nerve roots
• Case 3 L5–S1 posterior left paracentral intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 4 CT versus MRI for lumbar spine intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 5 L4 retrolisthesis with associated intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 6 Carcinoma of the pancreas
• Case 7 Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Case 8 Sacroiliac joint dysfunction and perineal pain
• Case 9 Ewing’s sarcoma
• Case 10 Abdominal aorta aneurysm
• Case 11 Small aortic aneurysm
• Case 12 Minor internal disc disruption
• Case 13 Major internal disc disruption
• Case 14 L4 discectomy
• Case 15 Lumbosacral metastasis
• Case 16 Lytic L5 Grade 1 spondylolisthesis of long standing
• Case 17 Lytic L5 Grade 1 spondylolisthesis in a young man
• Case 18 Lumbosacral intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 19 Adolescent tethered cord syndrome
• Case 20 Adult tethered cord syndrome
• Case 21 Lumbar neuroma
• Case 22 Sacral Tarlov cyst
• Case 23 Zygapophysial joint synovial cyst
• Case 24 L5–S1 posterior left paracentral intervertebral disc protrusion with a probable epidural haematoma
• Case 25 Re-absorption of intervertebral disc material
• Case 26 L5–S1 intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 27 Leg length inequality
• Case 28 Scanogram versus erect posture X-ray examination for evaluating leg length inequality
• Case 29 Seropositive inflammatory arthropathy Case 30 Lumbar vertebral body compression fracture
• Case 31 Lumbar intervertebral disc symptoms aggravated by spinal manipulation
• Case 32 Cauda equina syndrome
• Case 33 Perineural fibrosis
• Case 34 Intervertebral disc dysfunction
• Case 35 Discitis and osteomyelitis
• Case 36 L4 and L5 posterior intervertebral disc protrusions
• Case 37 Failed low back surgery
• Case 38 Incorrect laminectomy level for lumbar intervertebral disc bulge
• Case 39 Chronic low back pain with an incidental finding
• Case 40 Multiple level intervertebral disc degeneration
• Case 41 Lumbar osteoporotic fractures
• Case 42 L3–4 far lateral intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 43 Lumbar perineural ‘block’ injection
• Case 44 Intervertebral disc protrusion into the intervertebral canal
• Case 45 Sacral fracture
• Case 46 Low back pain and left sided sciatica
• Case 47 Low back and unilateral buttock pain
• Case 48 L4–5 and L5–S1 degenerative intervertebral disc replacement with Charite´ artificial discs

Section II CERVICAL SPINE CASES

• Introduction
• Case 49 Post motor vehicle accident CT versus MRI investigations
• Case 50 C5–6 posterolateral intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 51 Post motor vehicle accident intervertebral disc injuries
• Case 52 Post motor vehicle accident soft tissue injuries
• Case 53 Vertebral artery tortuosity
• Case 54 Vertebral artery dissection
• Case 55 Post-manipulation stroke
• Case 56 Brain injury
• Case 57 Intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 58 Failed Cloward procedure
• Case 59 Persisting symptoms following Cloward procedure
• Case 60 Cloward revision surgery
• Case 61 Uncovertebral joint osteoarthrosis
• Case 62 Hangman’s fracture of C2 vertebra
• Case 63 Cervical cord myelopathy
• Case 64 Advanced osteoarthrosis in the cervical spine
• Case 65 Cervical cord ependymoma
• Case 66 Cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine injuries, as well as a foot injury, following a motorcycle accident
• Case 67 Cervical ribs
• Case 68 Block vertebrae
• Case 69 Cerebellar tonsil ectopia
• Case 70 Chiari I malformation
• Case 71 Cervical spine plain X-rays versus MRI
• Case 72 Cervical and thoracic spine injuries resulting in biomechanical disturbances and pain
• Case 73 C3 lamina fracture
• Case 74 C5 facet fracture
• Case 75 Fractures of the C6 and C7 spinous processes and of the C7 inferior articular processes
• Case 76 Cervico-thoracic junction and upper thoracic spine aches
• Case 77 Osseous anomalies
• Case 78 C7–T1 posterior central intervertebral disc protrusion
• Case 79 Hyperflexion injury
• Case 80 Neck pain, headaches and facial injuries

Section III THORACIC SPINE CASES

• Introduction
• Case 81 T9–10 intervertebral disc herniation
• Case 82 T7–8 intervertebral disc posterior protrusion
• Case 83 Pancoast’s tumour
• Case 84 Zygapophysial joint facet fracture
• Case 85 Osteoporosis
• Case 86 T10–11 intervertebral disc posterior protrusion
• Case 87 Burst fracture
• Case 88 Thoracic vertebral body fracture
• Case 89 T6–7 intervertebral disc posterior protrusion
• Case 90 Spinal cord syrinx
• Case 91 Extradural cystic lesion
• Case 92 Post-traumatic anterior longitudinal ligament calcification
• Case 93 Neurofibroma
• Case 94 Posterior central osteophyte encroaching upon the dural tube
• Case 95 T4 and T6 vertebral body fractures
• Case 96 T7 vertebral body fracture
• Case 97 Spinal canal cyst
• Case 98 Scheuermann’s disease – or is it?
• Case 99 T6 intervertebral disc anterior protrusion and posterior bulge
• Case 100 T5–6 and T11–12 intervertebral disc posterior protrusions
• Questions and answers
• Conclusion
• Definitions and abbreviations

Index 


Book Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 2nd edition (2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443067163
• ISBN-13: 978-0443067167

List Price: $86.95

Waldman: Pain Management 2nd Edition (Expert Consult Series)

Regarded as the premiere clinical reference in its field, Pain Management, 2^nd Edition, edited by noted pain authority Dr. Steven Waldman, provides comprehensive, practical, highly visual guidance to help you effectively apply the most recent evidence-based advances in pain management. This popular text has been updated with 13 new chapters that include the latest information on interventional and ultrasound-guided techniques, acute regional pain nerve blocks, and more. A user-friendly format with lavish illustrations and complete online access at www.expertconsult.com enable you to access trusted guidance quickly...and apply the information easily...to bring effective pain relief to your patients.

Book Features

• Tap into the experience of the book's editor, Dr. Steven D. Waldman-author of numerous groundbreaking pain management references-and a diverse collection of leading international experts, many of whom are new to this edition.
• Effectively diagnose and manage any type of pain by implementing the latest, evidence-based approaches including interventional and ultrasound-guided techniques, and acute regional pain nerve blocks.
• Get extended coverage from bonus, online-only chapters.
• Search the full text online at expertconsult.com including a downloadable image library and references linked to pub med abstracts.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.

New to this edition

• Keep up with the most essential and latest topics with fully revised chapters and 13 new chapters that include information on central pain modulation, ultrasound-guided procedures, myelopathy, and more.
• Find the critical answers you need quickly and easily thanks to a templated format, with all content solely reviewed by Dr. Waldman to insure consistency throughout.
• Make more accurate diagnoses and perform nerve blocks successfully with unmatched guidance from 1100 full-color, large-scale illustrations. 

Contents
Section I - The Basic Science of Pain

• 1 - A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Pain in the Human
• 2 - Anatomy of the Pain Processing System
• 3 - Dynamics of the Pain Processing System
• 4 - Central Pain Modulation

Section II - The Evaluation of the Patient in Pain

• 5 - History and Physical Examination of the Pain Patient
• 6 - Patterns of Common Pain Syndromes
• 7 - Rational Use of Laboratory Testing
• 8 - Radiography
• 9 - Fluoroscopy
• 10 - Nuclear Medicine Techniques for Pain Management
• 11 - Computed Tomography
• 12 - A Practical Approach to Radiation Protection
• 13 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• 14 - Intervertebral Disk Stimulation Provocation Diskography
• 15 - Myelography
• 16 - Epidurography
• 17 - Neural Blockade for the Diagnosis of Pain
• 18 - Differential Neural Blockade for the Diagnosis of Pain
• 19 - Spinal Canal Endoscopy
• 20 - Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocity
• 21 - Evoked Potential Testing
• 22 - The Measurement of Pain: Objectifying the Subjective
• 23 - Neuropathic Pain: Neuropsychiatric, Diagnostic, and Management Considerations

Section III - Generalized Pain Syndromes Encountered in Clinical Practice
Part A - Acute Pain Syndromes

• 24 - Management of Acute and Postoperative Pain
• 25 - Burn Pain
• 26 - Sickle Cell Pain
• 27 - Acute Headache

Part B - Neuropathic Pain Syndromes

• 28 - Evaluation and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathies
• 29 - Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
• 30 - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
• 31 - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type II (Causalgia)
• 32 - Phantom Pain Syndromes

Part C - Pain of Malignant Origin

• 33 - Identification and Treatment of Cancer Pain Syndromes
• 34 - Radiation Therapy in the Management of Cancer Pain
• 35 - Neural Blockade with Local Anesthetics and Steroids in the Management of Cancer Pain
• 36 - Neural Blockade with Neurolytic Agents in the Management of Cancer Pain
• 37 - The Role of Spinal Opioids in the Management of Cancer Pain
• 38 - Neurosurgery in the Management of Cancer Pain
• 39 - Palliative Care in the Management of Cancer Pain

Part D - Pain of Dermatologic and Musculoskeletal Origin

• 40 - Common Sports Injuries
• 41 - Fibromyalgia
• 42 - Painful Neuropathies Including Entrapment Syndromes
• 43 - Osteoarthritis and Related Disorders
• 44 - The Connective Tissue Diseases
• 45 - Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Section IV - Regional Pain Syndromes
Part A - Pain in the Head

• 46 - Migraine Headache
• 47 - Tension-Type Headache
• 48 - Cluster Headache
• 49 - Medication Overuse Headache
• 50 - Trigeminal Neuralgia
• 51 - Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
• 52 - Giant Cell Arteritis
• 53 - Pain of Ocular and Periocular Origin
• 54 - Pain of the Ear, Nose, Sinuses, and Throat
• 55 - Occipital Neuralgia
• 56 - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy of the Face

Part B - Pain Emanating from the Neck and Brachial Plexus

• 57 - Cervical Facet Syndrome
• 58 - Cervical Radiculopathy
• 59 - Brachial Plexopathy
• 60 - Cervical Myelopathy
• 61 - Cervical Dystonia

Part C - Shoulder Pain Syndromes

• 62 - Degenerative Arthritis of the Shoulder
• 63 - Disorders of the Rotator Cuff
• 64 - Acromioclavicular Joint Pain
• 65 - Subdeltoid Bursitis
• 66 - Biceps Tendinitis
• 67 - Scapulocostal Syndrome

Part D - Elbow Pain Syndromes

• 68 - Tennis Elbow
• 69 - Golfer's Elbow
• 70 - Olecranon and Cubital Bursitis
• 71 - Entrapment Neuropathies of the Elbow and Forearm

Part E - Wrist and Hand Pain Syndromes

• 72 - Arthritis of the Wrist and Hand
• 73 - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• 74 - de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
• 75 - Dupuytren's Contracture
• 76 - Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb
• 77 - Glomus Tumor of the Hand

Part F - Pain Syndromes of the Chest Wall, Thoracic Spine, and Respiratory System

• 78 - Chest Wall Pain Syndromes
• 79 - Thoracic Radiculopathy
• 80 - Painful Disorders of the Respiratory System
• 81 - Postmastectomy Pain
• 82 - Postthoracotomy Pain
• 83 - Mononeuritis Multiplex

Part G - Syndromes of the Abdomen, Retroperitoneum, and Groin

• 84 - Abdominal Wall Pain Syndromes
• 85 - Evaluation and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
• 86 - Ilioinguinal, Iliohypogastric, and Genitofemoral Neuralgia

Part H - Pain Syndromes of the Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint

• 87 - Low Back Pain
• 88 - Osteoporosis
• 89 - Lumbar Radiculopathy
• 90 - Lumbar Facet Syndrome
• 91 - Occupational Back Pain
• 92 - Infections of the Spine
• 93 - Arachnoiditis and Related Conditions
• 94 - Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
• 95 - Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Related Disorders
• 96 - Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• 97 - Pelvic Girdle and Low Back Pain in Pregnancy
• 98 - Postoperative Deformities of the Dural Sac

Part I - Pain Syndromes of the Pelvis and Genitalia

• 99 - Osteitis Pubis
• 100 - Piriformis Syndrome
• 101 - Orchialgia
• 102 - Vulvodynia
• 103 - Coccydynia
• 104 - Proctalgia Fugax

Part J - Pain Syndromes of the Hip and Proximal Lower Extremity

• 105 - Gluteal and Ischiogluteal Bursitis
• 106 - Trochanteric Bursitis
• 107 - Iliopsoas Bursitis
• 108 - Meralgia Paresthetica
• 109 - Femoral and Saphenous Neuropathies
• 110 - Obturator Neuropathy

Part K - Pain Syndromes of the Knee and Distal Lower Extremity

• 111 - Painful Conditions of the Knee
• 112 - Bursitis Syndromes of the Knee
• 113 - Baker's Cyst of the Knee
• 114 - Quadriceps Expansion Syndrome
• 115 - Arthritis of the Ankle and Foot
• 116 - Achilles Tendinitis and Bursitis and Other Painful Conditions of the Ankle
• 117 - Morton's Interdigital Neuroma and Other Painful Conditions of the Foot
• 118 - Hallux Valgus, Bunion, Bunionette, and Other Painful Conditions of the Toe
• 119 - Plantar Fasciitis

Section V - Specific Treatment Modalities for Painand Symptom Management
Part A - Pharmacologic Management of Pain

• 120 - Simple Analgesics
• 121 - Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors
• 122 - Opioid Analgesics
• 123 - Role of Antidepressants in the Management of Pain
• 124 - Anticonvulsants
• 125 - Centrally Acting Skeletal Muscle Relaxants and Associated Drugs
• 126 - Topical and Systemic Local Anesthetics
• 127 - Alternative Pain Medicine
• 128 - Limitations of Pharmacologic Pain Management

Part B - Psychological and Behavioral Modalities for Pain and Symptom Management

• 129 - Psychological Interventions
• 130 - Biofeedback
• 131 - Hypnosis
• 132 - Relaxation Techniques and Guided Imagery

Part C - Physical Modalities in the Management of Pain 

• 133 - Therapeutic Heat and Cold in the Management of Pain
• 134 - Hydrotherapy
• 135 - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
• 136 - Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of the Chronic Pain Patient
• 137 - Nociceptors, Pain, and Spinal Manipulation
• 138 - Acupuncture
• 139 - Prolotherapy

Part D - Neural Blockade and Neurolytic Blocks in the Management of Pain

• 140 - Atlanto-Occipital Block
• 141 - Atlanto-Axial Block
• 142 - Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
• 143 - Greater and Lesser Occipital Nerve Block
• 144 - Third Occipital Nerve Block
• 145 - Gasserian Ganglion Block
• 146 - Blockade of the Trigeminal Nerve and Its Branches
• 147 - Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block
• 148 - Vagus Nerve Block
• 149 - Phrenic Nerve Block
• 150 - Cervical Plexus Block
• 151 - Stellate Ganglion Block
• 152 - Cervical Facet Joint Blocks
• 153 - Cervical Epidural Nerve Block
• 154 - Lysis of Cervical Epidural Adhesions: Racz Technique
• 155 - Brachial Plexus Block
• 156 - Neural Blockade of the Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity
• 157 - Suprascapular Nerve Block
• 158 - Thoracic Epidural Nerve Block
• 159 - Intercostal Nerve Block
• 160 - Splanchnic and Celiac Plexus Nerve Block
• 161 - Lumbar Epidural Injections
• 162 - Subarachnoid Neurolytic Blocks
• 163 - Lumbar Facet Joint Blocks
• 164 - Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block and Neurolysis
• 165 - Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Block
• 166 - Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
• 167 - Obturator Nerve Block
• 168 - Caudal Epidural Nerve Block
• 169 - Lysis of Epidural Adhesions: The Racz Technique
• 170 - Hypogastric Plexus Block and Impar Ganglion Block Injection of the Sacroiliac Joint
• 172 - Neural Blockade of the Peripheral Nerves of the Lower Extremity

Part E - Neuroaugmentation and Implantable Drug Delivery Systems

• 173 - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
• 174 - Spinal Cord Stimulation
• 175 - Implantable Drug Delivery Systems: Practical Considerations
• 176 - Complications of Neuromodulation

Part F - Advanced Pain Management Techniques

• 177 - Neuroadenolysis of the Pituitary
• 178 - Radiofrequency Lesioning
• 179 - Cryoneurolysis
• 180 - Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
• 181 - Intradiskal Electrothermal Annuloplasty
• 182 - Percutaneous Diskectomy: Automated Technique
• 183 - Percutaneous Laser Diskectomy
• 184 - Percutaneous Fusion Techniques 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1464 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (June 2, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1437707211
• ISBN-13: 978-1437707212

List Price: $299.00

Lennard: Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice 3rd Edition (Expert Consult Series)

The diagnosis and treatment of pain-related conditions have changed extensively over the last decade. These changes have included surgical advances in minimally invasive techniques, multidisciplinary approaches to complex pain problems, the development of numerous oral and injectable medications, and further advancements in pain management injection procedures. Our understanding of many of these changes has been advanced by our own specialty academies and many new societies dedicated to pain relief. These groups have been instrumental in encouraging research that has been included in much of this edition of Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice.

The third edition of Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice has changed extensively since the original volume was published in 1995. The original text was directed toward practicing physiatrists and incorporated inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient pain management procedures. In 2000 the second edition was expanded as a multi-specialty textbook and intended entirely for the pain management practitioner, regardless of medical specialty. The third edition of Pain Procedures in Clinical Practice has been further expanded to include section editors. The extensive volume of new information, research, and techniques relative to pain management necessitated this expansion. The selected section editors are well known in their respective specialities. To each of them—Dr. Stevan Walkowski (CAM Procedures), Dr. Aneesh Singla (Peripheral Nerve Blocks), Dr. David Vivian (Spine Procedures), and Dr. Steven Richiemer (Video Procedures)—I extend my gratitude for their hard work and dedication to this textbook.

A huge thank-you goes out to all of the authors for contributing their expertise to this text. Numerous hours of research, writing, and review were required by each of these contributors to produce such a volume. In addition, special thanks go out to the publisher and medical artists who made this project come to fruition.

Ted A. Lennard, MD

Key Feature

• Offer your patients today's most advanced pain relief with nearly a decade worth of new developments and techniques, masterfully presented by respected physiatrist Ted Lennard, MD.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
• Videos: View video clips illustrating a variety of conditions. 

Contents
I - Basic Principles of Procedures

• 1 - Fundamentals of Procedural Care
• 2 - Commonly Used Medications in Procedures
• 3 - Psychological Aspects of Pain
• 4 - Conscious Sedation for Interventional Pain Procedures
• 5 - Radiation Safety for the Physician
• 6 - Complications of Common Selective Spinal Injections: Prevention and Management
• 7 - Procedural Documentation and Coding
• 8 - Medicolegal Issues

II - Soft Tissue and Joint Injections

• 9 - Upper Extremity Joint Injections
• 10 - Lower Extremity Joint Injections
• 11 - Bursae Injections
• 12 - Tendon Sheath and Insertion Injections
• 13 - Trigger Point Injections
• 14 - Botulinum Toxin Injections in Myofascial Pain Disorders

III - Complementary and Alternative Medical Procedures

• 15 - Prolotherapy: A CAM Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
• 16 - Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
• 17 - Medical Acupuncture
• 18 - Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Functional Approach to Pain
• 19 - The Treatment of Pain Through Chinese Scalp Acupuncture
• 20 - Herbal and Nutritional Supplements for Painful Conditions
• 21 - Body Work and Movement Therapies
• 22 - Mind Body Therapies and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

IV - Peripheral Nerve Blocks

• 23 - Basic Principles of Neural Blockade
• 24 - Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
• Chapter 25 - Suprascapular Nerve Block
• 26 - Sciatic Nerve Block
• 27 - Lower Extremity: Saphenous Nerve Block
• 28 - Lower Extremity: Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
• 29 - Genitofemoral Neural Blockade
• 30 - Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Neural Blockade
• 31 - Intercostal Nerve Block
• 32 - Supraorbital Nerve Block for Supraorbital Neuralgia
• 33 - Head and Facial Trigeminal Neuralgia
• 34 - Occipital Neuralgia

V - Spine

• 35 - Epidural Steroid Injections: Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar: Transforaminal, Interlaminar, and Caudal
• 36 - Zygapophysial Joint Pain: Procedures for Diagnosis and Treatment
• 37 - Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Procedures for Diagnosis and Treatment
• 38 - Discography
• 39 - Discogenic Pain, Internal Disc Disruption, and Radicular Pain
• 40 - Intradiscal and Peridiscal Therapies for Discogenic and Radicular Pain
• 41 - Spinal Cord Stimulation and Implanted Intrathecal Drug Infusion
• 42 - Sympathetic Neural Blockade
• 43 - Imaging for Chronic Spinal Pain

VI - Physical Modalities for Pain Management

• 44 - Thermal Applications
• 45 - Cold (Cryo) Therapy
• 46 - Electrical Stimulation
• 47 - Traction
• 48 - Manual Therapy
• 49 - Therapeutic Exercises 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus; 3 edition (July 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416037799
• ISBN-13: 978-1416037798

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Brook: Oxford Handbook of Pain Management

The Oxford Handbook of Pain Management is the essential resource for all clinicians involved in the management of pain. Organised into sections dealing with basic principles of treatment, therapeutic interventions, including non-medical management of pain, and specific clinical situations, the Handbook emphasises the multimodal treatment options available for patients with pain conditions and brings them together to provide a truly biopsychosocial approach to management. Covering both chronic and acute pain, it will help the practitioner to choose the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.

Key Features

• Provides a truly biopsychosocial approach to pain management.
• Suitable for all those involved in the management of pain, advocating a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Includes sections on the basic principles of treatment, therapeutic interventions, and specific clinical situations.
• Covers a wide range of treatment modalities, including the non-medical management of pain.

Readership

• All clinicians involved in the management of pain including consultants, Specialist Trainees and Foundation level doctors in anaesthesia, general surgery, general medicine, emergency medicine and palliative care. Students of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, occupational therapy, and osteopathy. Specialist nurses in pain management, physiotherapists and psychologists in pain management.

About the Author

• Dr. Peter Brook is Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia at Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK. Dr. Tony Pickering is Wellcome Advanced Fellow and Honorary Consultant in the Departments of Anaesthesia and Physiology at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Dr. Jayne Connell is Psychologist in Pain Management at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Contents 

• 1: Acute Pain: Basic Principles
• 2: Acute Pain: General management techniques
• 3: Acute Pain: Specific clinical situations
• 4: Chronic Pain: Basic principles
• 5: Pharmacological therapies in chronic pain
• 6: Interventional therapies in chronic pain
• 7: Chronic pain: Neuromodulation
• 8: Chronic pain: Surgical techniques
• 9: Chronic pain: Physical therapy
• 10: Chronic pain: Psychological techniques
• 11: Chronic pain: Specific clinical situations

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (July 28, 2011)
• Language: English 
• ISBN-10: 0199298149
• ISBN-13: 978-0199298143

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Bennett: Neuropathic Pain 2nd Edition (Oxford Pain Management Library Series)

Neuropathic pain is increasingly recognized as a chronic disabling condition. It is frequently thought of as harder to treat than other pain types, and it often results in a poorer quality of life. Around 30% of adults in the UK alone have some type of chronic pain and some estimates suggest that one in five of these will have symptoms of neuropathic pain.

This second edition of the popular pocketbook has been fully updated to include recent developments in the diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain. It includes new chapters on the clinical assessment of neuropathic pain and the use of screening tools in its diagnosis. This edition also includes a new chapter focusing on neuropathic lower back pain, a newly emerging clinical entity which is thought to be the most prevalent type of neuropathic pain in developed countries.

Book Features

• Written in a practical style that has direct clinical application for healthcare professionals.
• Use of "Key Points" at the start of each chapter and "Key references" at the end.
• Portable for quick user-friendly reference.
• Includes new chapters on the clinical assessment of neuropathic pain and the use of screening tools in diagnosis.
• Also includes new chapter on neuropathic low back pain.

New to this edition

• Fully updated to include all the recent developments in the diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain.
• New chapters on the clinical assessment of neuropathic pain and the use of screening tools in its diagnosis.
• Includes a new chapter focussing on neuropathic low back pain, a newly emerging clinical entity.

About the Author

• Michael Bennett is Professor of Palliative Medicine at the International Observatory on End of Life Care School of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.

Readership

• All practitioners involved in mental health of old age such as old age psychiatrists, neurologists, trainees, specialist nurses, as well as primary care providers.

Contents

Part I - THE PATIENT

• 1: Michael Bennett: Theories, history and current taxonomy
• 2: Catherine Urch: Pathophysiology of neuropathic pain
• 3: Blair Smith: Epidemiology
• 4: Per Hansson: Clinical assessment
• 5: Michael Bennett: Using screening tools
• 6: Didier Bouhassira: Peripheral neuropathic pain
• 7: David Bowsher: Central neuropathic pain
• 8: Dudley Bush: Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
• 9: Irene Higginson: Cancer neuropathic pain
• 10: Rainer Freynhagen: Neuropathic low back pain

Part II - TREATMENT

• 11: Henry McQuay and Phil Wiffen: Antidepressants and antiepileptics
• 12: Gary McCleane: Systemic local anaesthetics and other pharmacological approaches
• 13: Marie Fallon: Ketamine and other NMDA antagonists
• 14: Michael Bennett: Opioids
• 15: Mark Johnson: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acupuncture
• 16: Brian Simpson: Spinal cord stimulation
• 17: Karen Simpson: Spinal drug delivery and neurolytic blocks
• 18: Michael Bennett: Drug synergy and sequencing
• 19: Jose Closs: Patient perspectives

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (February 4, 2011)
• Language: English 
• ISBN-10: 0199563675
• ISBN-13: 978-0199563678

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Vadivelu: Essentials of Pain Management

Essentials of Pain Management by Nalini Vadivelu is an informative and diverse text on practice topics pertinent to the multidisciplinary specialty of pain medicine. With contributions from a cross section of pain experts, the book is designed to help the pain management professional in any specialty and at any stage of training to provide the most up-do-date, evidence-based care.

This book should especially appeal to health-related professions, trainees,  and faculty as well as pain fellows and practicing physicians who need a source with a high probability of quickly providing the needed information. A novel feature included in the book assists the reader’s understanding of the material within a clinical context by providing short case scenarios.

Essentials of Pain Management is logically divided into nine parts of pertinent pain topics and even includes a section on “Non-pharmacologic Management of Pain.” The appendix contains multiple choice questions that will assist students and residents in preparing for examinations.

Another unique feature is a collection of multiple choice questions with detailed explanations, useful for chapter review and exam preparation. We also included practical case vignettes to follow each chapter. These vignettes illustrate specific pain management challenges and provide detailed sample solutions. The vignettes are a useful way to apply the knowledge obtained from reading the chapter to a real patient situation. This handy reference manual useful to providers at all levels of the analgesic care continuum.

Contents

Section I Introduction

• 1 Introduction to Pain Management, Historical Perspectives, and Careers in Pain Management
• 2 Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management

Section II Anatomy and Physiology

• 3 Anatomic and Physiologic Principles of Pain
• 4 Acute and Chronic Mechanisms of Pain

Section III Clinical Principles

• 5 Assessment of Pain: Complete Patient Evaluation
• 6 Diagnostic Imaging in Pain Management

Section IV Pharmacology

• 7 Opioids: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
• 8 Opioids: Basic Concepts in Clinical Practice
• 9 Nonopioid Analgesics in Pain Management
• 10 Alternative and Herbal Pharmaceuticals 
• 11 Importance of Placebo Effect in Pain Management

Section V Non-pharmacologicManagement of Pain

• 12 Psychological and Psychosocial Evaluation of the Chronic Pain Patient
• 13 Interventional Pain Management
• 14 Functional Restoration of Patients with Pain
• 15 Occupational Therapy in Client-Centered Pain Management
• 16 Acupuncture
• 17 Nursing Perspective on Pain Management
• 18 Post-surgical Pain Management

Section VI Acute Pain Management

• 19 Pain Management for Trauma
• 20 Regional Anesthesia Techniques
• 21 Principles of Ultrasound Techniques
• 22 Labor Pain Management

Section VII Chronic Pain Management

• 23 Neuropathic Pain
• 24 Ischemic and Visceral Pain
• 25 Fibromyalgia, Arthritic, and Myofascial Pain
• 26 Head, Neck, and Back Pain
• 27 Headache
• 28 Management of Cancer Pain
• 29 Ethics in Pain Management and End of Life Care

Section VIII Additional Topics

• 30 Pediatric Pain Management
• 31 Managing Pain in the Addicted Patient
• 32 Pain Management in Elderly Patients
• 33 Management of Oro-dental Pain
• 34 Drug Formulary for Pain Management

Appendix: Multiple Choice Questions

Index 

Book Details

• Paperback: 857 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (March 3, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387875786
• ISBN-13: 978-0387875781
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches

List Price: $99.00 

Zakrzewska: Orofacial Pain

Orofacial pain - defined as pain lasting over three months in the mouth or face - is increasing in prevelance, with approximately 7% of the UK population having experienced it. It is currently managed by either dentists or general medical practitioners, both of whom have radically different approaches to treatment. While management of orofacial pain has improved quite dramatically over recent years, it is essential that dentists and general practitioners are aware of these advances and of the differences in their approaches.

This concise handbook takes an evidence-based psychosocial approach to the management of patients with pain in the face or mouth and provides basic guidelines to facilitate care quickly in the clinical setting. The book will serve as a useful guide for dental practitioners, specialists in orofacial pain, trainee pain specialists, neurologists with an interest in pain, specialist pain nurses, as well as general medical practitioners.

Key Features

• A concise guide to the latest clinical clinical practice.
• Includes lists, tables and mind maps to demonstrate and help retain key information.
• Imaginative and innovative style used throughout.
• Chapter contributors include global opinion leaders on orofacial pain.

Readership

• Dental students, practitioners, specialists in orofacial pain and pain specialists and trainees. It will also be of use to general medical practitioners and pain nurses.

About the Author

Joanna M. Zakrzewska, Consultant and Honorary Professor, Lead Clinician for Facial Pain, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, UK.

Contents 

• 1: Epidemiology of orofacial pain
• 2: History and examination
• 3: Investigations
• 4: Classification and diagnosis of orofacial pain
• 5: Overall management of facial pain
• 6: Dental causes of orofacial pain
• 7: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS)
• 8: Persistent idiopathic facial pain (atypical facial pain)
• 9: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
• 10: Trigeminal neuralgia 
• 11: Neuropathic pain
• 12: Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
• 13: Orofacial pain disorders - linking phenotype to genotype
• 14: Appendix

Book Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (November 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199236690
• ISBN-13: 978-0199236695

List Price: $52.95