Migraine Cancer pain Neuropathic pain Chemo-induced neuropathic pain Chronic neuropathic pain Fibromyalgia CRPS Ischemic limb pain Traumatic nerve injury pain Phantom limb pain Postherpetic neuralgia Spinal cord injury pain TMJ…
Type Identifying features Treatment strategies Dependent clinger Escalating need for reassurance and over time becomes more helpless Set limits with realistic expectations Entitled demanders Initially present as needy but soon…
Inhibitors Inducers Quinidine Phenobarbital Cimetidine St. John’s wort Ketoconazole Phenytoin Fluconazole Carbamazepine Metronidazole Rifampin Grapefruit juice Cigarette smoking Erythromycin Pioglitazone Paroxetine Oxcarbazepine Fluoxetine Amiodarone Simvastatin 5.2.3 Safety Warnings In 2006,…
Mechanism of action Drug category Drug Reuptake inhibition Antidepressant • SSRI Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram • SNRI Venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine • DNRI Bupropion • TCA Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin • Serotonin modulator Trazodone…
CHAPTER 21 Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Caudal Raj Doshi, Vikram B. Patel, and Salahadin Abdi INTRODUCTION Epidural steroid injections have been used for the treatment of…
CHAPTER 39 Vertebral Augmentation Ramsin Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, Atiq Rehman, and Allen Burton INTRODUCTION The aging population gives us cause for great concern especially in those suffering from osteoporosis. Rates…
CHAPTER 56 Tendon Injections Robert Balch III INDICATIONS • The indications for tendon or ligament injections can fall into 1 of 2 categories: diagnostic and therapeutic. Infiltration of local anesthetic along…
CHAPTER 40 Epidural Lysis of Adhesions Rinoo V. Shah INTRODUCTION Epidural lysis of adhesions refers to a percutaneous spinal procedure for pain relief (Racz procedure). Pain may occur due to…
CHAPTER 54 Myofascial Injections (Trigger Point, Piriformis, Iliopsoas, and Scalene Injections) Clark C. Smith, Farooq Khan, Juan Francisco Asenjo, and Honorio T. Benzon OVERVIEW OF MYOFASCIAL INJECTIONS Myofascial pain is…
