Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing Shelly Henderson, PhD Amir Ramezani, PhD FAST FACTS Motivational interviewing (MI) is more than the use of a set of techniques or strategies. It is characterized by a…
PAIN MEDICINE
Targeted Pain Interview
Targeted Pain Interview Charles De Mesa, DO, MPH Dustin Ward, MD INTRODUCTION Communication is key in the interview process. Listen and pause to gain a sense of the context of…
Pain Anatomy and Physiology
Pain Anatomy and Physiology Damoon Rejaei, MD Samir J. Sheth, MD FAST FACTS Pain transmission and sensation is a complex phenomenon composed of multiple components including nociceptor activation, ascending spinal…
Essential Tools of Primary Care Pain Medicine
Essential Tools of Primary Care Pain Medicine Catherine Platt, MD Samir J. Sheth, MD Ian J. Koebner, PhD, MSc, MAOM Anthony DiGirolamo, DO Charles De Mesa, DO, MPH INTRODUCTION Pain…
Spasmodic Torticollis
ICD-10 CODE G24.8 The Clinical Syndrome Spasmodic torticollis is a rare condition characterized by involuntary movement of the head. It is classified as a focal or segmental dystonia and occurs…
Clival Chordoma Syndrome
ICD-10 CODE D16.4 The Clinical Syndrome Clival chordoma is a rare neoplasm that arises from embryological remnants of the notochord along the spinal axis. Clival chordomas are usually benign, although…
Nummular Headache
Abstract: Nummular headache is an uncommon chronic headache syndrome characterized by constant localized pain with superimposed paroxysms of stabbing jabs and jolts of mild to moderate intensity that occur in…
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Key wordsanticonvulsants, bradycardia, geniculate neuralgia, gloospharyngeal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal nerve block, microvascular decompression, nervus intermedius neuralgia, syncope, trigeminal neuralgia, ultrasound guided glossopharyngeal nerve block ICD-10 CODE G52.10 The Clinical Syndrome…
Red Ear Syndrome
Key wordsfacet block, facial pain, greater auricular nerve, nervus intermedius neuralgia ICD-10 CODE G50.0 The Clinical Syndrome Red ear syndrome is an uncommon primary pain disorder thought to be…
Nervus Intermedius Neuralgia
Key wordsfacial nerve, geniculate neuralgia, magnetic resonance imaging, microvascular decompression, nervus intermedius, nervus intermedius neuralgia, posterior fossa surgery, ultrasound guided facial nerve block ICD-10 CODE B02.21 The Clinical Syndrome…
