Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Discogenic Pain

Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Discogenic Pain - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on the full range of discogenic pain relief techniques performed today. Leonardo Kapural, MD and Philip Kim, MD offer expert advice on a variety of procedures to manage and treat discogenic pain. Comprehensive, evidence-based coverage on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications - helps you ensure optimum outcomes. With online access to the fully searchable text and procedural videos at www.expertconsult.com, you’ll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips. Leonardo Kapural , MD, Director of Pain Management Clinical Research Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University Cleveland, OH; Philip Kim , Asst. Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of PA Health System Medical Director, The Surgery Center of the Main Line Medical Director, Center for Pain Medicine and St. Francis Pain Center and Timothy Deer , MD, President and CEO, The Center for Pain Relief Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston, West Virginia Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Epidemiology and Etiology of Discogenic Pain: How Big is the Problem? Chapter 2: Establishing the Diagnosis of Discogenic Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Algorithmic Approach Chapter 3: Imaging for Discogenic Pain Chapter 4: Provocation Discography Chapter 5: Analgesic Discography Chapter 6: Discogenic Pain: Intradiscal Therapeutic Injections and Use of Intradiscal Biologic Agents Chapter 7: Radiofrequency and Other Heat Applications for the Treatment of Discogenic Pain Chapter 8: Arthrodesis and Fusion for the Treatment of Discogenic Neck and Back Pain: Evidence Based Effectiveness and Controversies Chapter 9: Nucleus Pulposus Replacement and Motion Sparing Technologies Chapter 10: Cervical & Thoracic Discogenic Pain: Therapeutic Non-surgical Options Chapter 11: Disc Herniations: Injections and Minimally Invasive Techniques Chapter 12: Current Surgical Options for Intervertebral Disc Herniation in the Cervical and Lumbar Spine Chapter 13: Neuromodulation and Intrathecal Therapies for the Treatment Chronic Radiculopathy Related with Intractable Discogenic Pain