This book focuses on the modern clinical management of acute and chronic pain syndromes. It not only presents information in a clinically illuminating format, but in a manner that is cognizant of the current prescription opioid epidemic. 

 

Divided into seven sections, this book covers acute pain, common pain conditions, regional pain problems, interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment, medical treatments and pain in different stages of life. Concluding with the exploration of several special topics, the last section includes an important discussion on the regulatory and legal issues in the use of controlled substances. Chapters are concise and relevant, with an emphasis on treatment based upon evidence from clinical trials and interpretation by practitioners in the field. Expertly written text is further supplemented by high-quality figures, images and tables outlining proven treatments with drug, dose or other information describing details oftreatment.

 

Timely, informative, and socially conscious, Pain Management for Clinicians: A Guide to Assessment and Treatment is a valuable reference for clinicians who manage patients with chronic and common pain problems.

Introduction

Section I: Acute pain
Pain after trauma and burns
Post op pain
Inpatient pain
Obstetrical pain
Section II:  Common pain conditions
Headache
Arthritis and musculoskeletal pain
Spine pain
Section III:  Regional and other pain problems
Orofacial pain
Chest pain
Abdominal pain
Pelvic pain
Painful medical diseases
Peripheral nervous system pain
Entrapment neuropathies
Central nervous system pain
Section IV:  Interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment
Pain and psychiatry
Psychology
Physical therapy
Interdisciplinry pain management
Section V:  Medical treatment
Pain prevention
Alternatives to opioids and clinical dilemmas
Procedures in the clinic
Procedures using medical imaging
Neurosurgery
Opioids
Cancer and end of life pain
Pain and addiction
Section VI:  Pain in early and late age
Pediatric pain
Pain in the elderly
Section VII:  Special topics
Quality safety performance improvement
Legal aspects of pain medicine
The future.