Pelvic Pain
Abstract Chronic pelvic pain is a common condition that poses many unique challenges to health care workers. A careful patient history, physical exam, and appropriate imaging modalities are needed, necessitating…
Orofacial Pain
Abstract The differential diagnosis of orofacial pain can be very extensive. Emphasis should be placed on correct diagnosis and treatment rather than on symptomatic management. Each disorder is described according…
Anatomy, Imaging, and Common Pain-Generating Degenerative Pathologies of the Spine
Abstract The anatomy of the spine is complex and includes the osseus spinal column, joints, spinal canal, intervertebral formina, spinal cord, nerve roots, and spinal vasculature. Back pain may arise…
Central Pain States
Abstract Central pain states are common sequelae of spinal cord injury and stroke. Spinal cord injury pain has been classified based on the pain type (nociceptive, neuropathic), the pain subtype…
Postamputation Pain
Abstract Amputation of a limb can lead to both painful and nonpainful sequelae, which occur in a majority of patients. 1.6 million Americans currently experience limb loss, with the prevalence…
Cervicogenic Headache
Abstract Cervicogenic headache is referred pain from cervical structures innervated by the upper three cervical spinal nerves. Cervicogenic headache can be defined as headache that is provoked by neck movement…
Overview of Low Back Pain Disorders
Abstract Low back pain (LBP) is a symptom, not a disease, and is caused by a variety of syndromes afflicting the spine, its constituent neural structures, paraspinal muscles and ligaments,…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Abstract Complex regional pain syndrome remains an enigmatic condition to manage due to its diverse etiology, varying clinical course, and lack of definitive treatments that are universally effective. Though there…
Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
Abstract Herpes zoster (shingles) is caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) from dorsal sensory or cranial nerve ganglia. The characteristic unilateral dermatomal vesicular rash of herpes zoster heals…
Fibromyalgia and Centralized Pain States
Abstract Fibromyalgia is the prototypical centralized pain disorder with an estimated prevalence between 2% and 8%. Despite the controversy in the medical community, more is known about the mechanisms driving…
