Problem-Based Pain Management

Pain management is an essential part of clinical practice for all healthcare providers from trainees, physician assistants and nurse practitioners through to practising physicians. Problem-Based Pain Management is a collaboration between experts in anesthesiology, geriatric medicine, neurology, psychiatry and rehabilitation which presents a multidisciplinary management strategy. Over 60 chapters follow a standard, easy-to-read, quick access format on: clinical presentation, signs and symptoms, lab tests, imaging studies, differential diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, non-pharmacologic approach, interventional procedure, follow-up and prognosis. The broad spectrum of topics include headache, neck and back pain, bursitis, phantom limb pain, sickle cell disease and palliative care. Unlike other large, cumbersome texts currently available, this book serves as a quick, concise and pertinent reference in the diagnosis and management of common pain syndromes. The concise and easy-to-read format aids quick diagnosis and accurate treatment Includes most common pain conditions making it a valuable reference for everyday use Written by a team of experts from a diverse range of specialities Table of Contents Preface Part I. Headache: 1. Migraine headache 2. Cluster headache 3. Tension headache 4. Chronic daily headache 5. Post-dural puncture headache Part II. Head Pain: 6. Trigeminal neuralgia 7. Temporomandibular joint syndrome and orofacial pain 8. Occipital neuralgia Part III. Neck and Shoulder: 9. Neck strain and sprain 10. Cervical radiculopathy 11. Cervical facet (zygapophyseal) joint syndrome 12. Cervicobrachial pain syndrome, cervical dystonia and spastic torticollis 13. Brachial plexopathy 14. Thoracic outlet syndrome 15. Shoulder arthritis 16. Shoulder bursitis and tendinitis 17. Rotator cuff tear Part IV. Upper Limb: 18. Elbow DJD and elbow bursitis 19. Tennis and Golfer's Elbow – lateral and medial epicondylitis 20. Nerve entrapments at the elbow 21. Hand and wrist arthritis 22. Carpal tunnel syndrome Part V. Thorax: 23. Costosternal, costochondritis, and costovertebral syndromes 24. Intercostal neuralgia 25. Post-thoracotomy, post-mastectomy, and post-cardiac surgery pain syndrome 26. Thoracic spinal pain Part VI. Abdomen and Pelvis: 27. Acute and chronic pancreatitis 28. Functional abdominal pain 29. Groin pain, ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric and genitofemoral neuralgia 30. Coccydynia 31. Interstitial cystitis 32. Pelvic pain and endometriosis Part VII. Spine: 33. Acute and chronic back pain, back strain and sprain 34. Compression fracture 35. Lumbar radiculopathy Jeffrey Loh 36. Sciatica and piriformis syndrome 37. Lumbar spinal stenosis 38. Lumbar facet syndrome 39. Sacroiliac pain 40. Lumbar post-laminectomy pain syndrome Christine Lee and Talin Evazyan Part VIII. Hip and Lower Limb: 41. Hip arthritis and bursitis pain 42. Meralgia paresthetica 43. Knee arthritis and bursitis pain 44. Knee sprain and tendinitis 45. Degenerative joint disease pain of the ankle, foot and toe Part IX. Pain Syndromes and Special Topics: 46. Myofascial pain syndrome 47. Fibromyalgia pain syndrome 48. Pain in rheumatism 49. Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia 50. Complex regional pain syndrome I (RSD) and II (causalgia) 51. Painful polyneuropathy 52. Pain in human immunodeficiency virus-related neuropathy 53. Central pain and neurologic disorders 54. Phantom limb pain 55. Burn pain 56. Acute postoperative pain management 57. Pain during pregnancy and lactation 58. Sickle cell disease 59. Pain in critical care 60. Pediatric pain 61. Geriatric pain 62. Cancer pain, palliative and end of life care (includes chemo-induced neuropathy and cancer-related bony pain) 63. Opioid tolerance, physical dependence and addiction Index. Eric S. Hsu, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Charles Argoff, Albany Medical College Neurology Group Katherine E. Galluzzi, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Raphael J. Leo, Erie County Medical Center and SUNY Buffalo Andrew Dubin, Albany Medical College