Surgery for Low Back Pain
Surgery for Low Back Pain Youssef Ghabrial Nikolai Bogduk Fusion of the lumbar spine was initially developed to treat tuberculosis of the spine and to stabilize spinal deformities.1,2,3 Later, it…
Pain and Anxiety and Depression
Pain and Anxiety and Depression Lin Yu Lance M. McCracken The experience of chronic pain is upsetting, frightening, discouraging, and demoralizing and creates significant suffering for those who experience it….
Abdominal, Peritoneal, and Retroperitoneal Pain
Abdominal, Peritoneal, and Retroperitoneal Pain David Justin Levinthal Klaus Bielefeldt Abdominal pain is one of the leading causes for patients to seek consultation with a physician (Fig. 63.1). Determining the…
Neuropathic Pain Pharmacotherapy
Neuropathic Pain Pharmacotherapy Elon Eisenberg Simon Vulfsons David M. Peterson Neuropathic pain is pain caused by a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system.1,2 According to a recent systematic…
Rational Pharmacotherapy for Pain
Rational Pharmacotherapy for Pain G. Lipman Pharmacology is the science that deals with the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and uses of drugs. Commonly, pharmacology is subdivided into pharmacodynamics (how drugs…
Facial Pain
Facial Pain Alaa Abd-Elsayed Pamela J. Hughes Ahmed M.T. Raslan Facial pain syndromes are common in clinical practice. Many of these syndromes are also unique, given the complex anatomy and…
Pelvic Pain in Females
Pelvic Pain in Females Katy Vincent Jane Moore Pelvic pain is common in women, frequently leading to disability, social disruption, and loss of economic productivity. Many women do not seek…
Psychological Screening of Candidates for Spine Surgery or Placement of Implanted Devices
Psychological Screening of Candidates for Spine Surgery or Placement of Implanted Devices Robert Edwards Robert N. Jamison Introduction Chronic pain, generally defined as pain persisting for more than 3 months,…
Failed Back Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Jerome Schofferman Failed back surgery (FBS) is a nonspecific term that implies the outcome of spine surgery did not meet the expectations established before surgery of the…
