Deep Brain and Motor Cortex Stimulation
Deep Brain and Motor Cortex Stimulation Jimmy Chen Yang Athar N. Malik Emad N. Eskandar Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and motor cortex stimulation (MCS) have both been used as invasive…
Intrathecal Drug Delivery in the Management of Pain
Intrathecal Drug Delivery in the Management of Pain Edgar Ross David Arcella During the past 25 to 30 years, implantable drug delivery devices designed for long-term continuous infusion of medications…
Basic Concepts in Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Basic Concepts in Biomechanics and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Maureen Young Shin Noh Benjamin C. Soydan Anand B. Joshi Clinical pain training has historically focused on the following categories: type, location (usually…
The Future of Pain Medicine: An Epilogue
The Future of Pain Medicine: An Epilogue Scott M. Fishman James P. Rathmell The creation of this fifth edition of Bonica’s Management of Pain reflects a major collaboration among many…
Ablative Neurosurgical Procedures for Chronic Pain
Ablative Neurosurgical Procedures for Chronic Pain Benjamin L. Grannan Muhamed Hadzipasic Emad N. Eskandar Consideration of an ablative procedure for chronic pain typically follows numerous evaluations for other therapeutic options…
Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit
Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit Curtis N. Sessler Kimberly Varney Gill Kristin Miller Pain, Analgesia, and Critical Illness Pain is ubiquitous among critically ill patients, yet the nature…
Ethical Principles that Support Decision Making in Pain Management: The Case of Stopping Opioids
Ethical Principles that Support Decision Making in Pain Management: The Case of Stopping Opioids Faye M. Weinstein Claudia Kohner Steven H. Richeimer New findings about long-term opioid use, as well…
Pain Management in Primary Care
Pain Management in Primary Care William C. Becker Matthew J. Bair Introduction PREVALENCE OF PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES Pain is the most common reason cited for patients seeking medical…
Spine Clinics
Spine Clinics James D. Kang Hai V. Le Kenneth C. Nwosu Back pain is one of the most common chief complaints in the emergency room and primary care clinic. It…
Local Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics Michael M. Bottros Lara Wiley Crock Simon Haroutounian Physicochemical Properties of Local Anesthetics “Cocaine and its salts have a marked anesthetizing effect when brought in contact with the…
