Pain and Spirituality
Age group Fowler’s stages of faith Developmental stages (Erikson and Piaget) Key attributes Infancy Undifferentiated faith Trust vs. mistrust (Erikson) Development of basic trust through relationship with parents or primary…
Manual Therapies
Fig. 11.1 Fascia man (Courtesy of John Barnes) The trained JFBMFR therapist finds the cause of symptoms by evaluating the fascial system. The technique requires continuous reevaluation during treatment, including…
Addictive Disorders and Pain
Fig. 4.1 First, we have a population of individuals none of whom have been exposed to opioid use. Within that population are those who do not have addictive disease involving…
Dermatome Mapping: Preoperative and Postoperative Assessment
Fig. 21.1. Material: A ballpoint pen and three permanent markers, black for normal sensation (isoesthesia), red for pain or tenderness (hyperesthesia), and blue for anesthesia, numbness, or discomfort (hypoesthesia). Each…
Imaging for Evaluation of Groin Pain
Fig. 13.1. Anteroposterior (AP) view of the pelvis is acquired with internal rotation of the legs, laying out the femoral necks to evaluate for possible fracture. There is severe osteoarthritic…
Chronic Orchialgia: Workup and Management
Fig. 26.1. Two-hit theory on cause of chronic groin and scrotal content pain (From Brahmbhatt et al. [3], with kind permission Springer Science + Business Media). CGSCP may affect over 100,000 men…
Groin Pain Etiology: Hip-Referred Groin Pain
Extension 20° Flexion >120° Adduction 20° Abduction 40° Internal rotation hip in extension 30° Internal rotation hip in flexion at 90° 20° External rotation hip in extension 50° External rotation…
Radiologic Evaluation for Postoperative Groin Pain
Fig. 19.1. Axial MR T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and fat-saturated T2-weighted images of bilateral flat mesh repairs. The normal mesh on the left (white arrow) appears smooth and linear, particularly on T1….
Open Triple Neurectomy
Fig. 24.1. Inguinal neuroanatomy (From Chen et al. [11] with kind permission Springer Science + Business Media). Fig. 24.2. Retroperitoneal neuroanatomy (From Wagner et al. [12], with kind permission ©McGraw-Hill Education). The…
Laparoscopic Triple Neurectomy
Fig. 25.1. Trocar placement and operative positioning. The lumbar plexus should be defined before any neurectomy is performed (Fig. 25.2) [18]. The subcostal nerve can first be identified at the…
