Regional anesthetic approaches to the brachial plexus are a mainstay of surgical anesthesia practice and play an increasingly important role in postoperative analgesia. Well-designed outcome studies have confirmed the benefits…
It is essential that pain specialists have an understanding of addiction since patients with both conditions are increasingly being encountered in pain clinics and are among the most challenging that…
Integrative Medicine: Overview Integrative medicine is a philosophy of care that integrates conventional allopathic medical therapies with modalities not typically included in conventional care and addresses the physical, emotional, and…
Chronic pain is a widespread, costly condition that influences every aspect of normal functioning ; collectively, pain imposes a greater economic burden than any other disease, with estimates of annual…
Introduction Lower extremity blocks (LEBs) are common techniques for surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. They are being used more frequently in the setting of outpatient surgery worldwide because of their…
Ideally, patients with pain-related disability resulting from chronic pain are treated by a team of health professionals, commonly consisting of physicians, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, social workers and nurses,…
Acupuncture is an ancient medical modality of traditional Chinese medicine. It was described in the Huang Di Nei Jing ( Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic ) in 100 bc. Called jin…
This chapter focuses on the physical medicine techniques used to treat patients in pain. At the conclusion of reading this chapter the reader will have a thorough understanding of physical…
This chapter reviews the clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic mechanisms, and side effects of corticosteroids and botulinum toxins. Radiocontrast agents are reviewed in greater detail elsewhere in this text. All of…
A number of psychological interventions have been developed for patients with chronic pain, with a large body of research supporting their efficacy. Before reviewing the approaches with the greatest empirical…
