The Pain Clinic Manual

I:IntroductionPain Clinic Organization and StaffingPain Pathways and MechanismPain: The Patient's Perspective Patient Assessment II:Patient AssessmentCollection of Historical DataPhysical Examination of the Patient Experiencing PainPsychological Assessment of Patients Experiencing Chronic PainThe Pain-Focused Psychological EvaluationDiagnostic and Prognostic Nerve Blocks III:Treatment MethodsPain Rehabilitation ProgramsPhysical Therapy in the Pain Clinic SettingPsychological Strategies for Managing Chronic PainElectrical Stimulation of the Nervous SystemPrinciples of Clinical PharmacologyLocal Anesthetic PharmacologyLocal Anesthetic ToxicitySystemic Opioid Therapy for Non-Cancer PainChronic Intrathecal Drug DeliveryAdjuvant Analgesics IV:Management of Specific Pain SyndromesBack Pain Radiculopathy Myofascial Pain SyndromesComplex Regional Pain Syndromes and Sympathetically Maintained Pain Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic NeuralgiaPainful Peripheral NeuropathiesFacial PainHeadacheChronic Pelvic PainPostdural Puncture HeadacheCentral Pain SyndromesManagement of Painful Medical DiseasesChronic Pain in ChildrenSubstance Abuse and Addiction V:Cancer Pain ManagementOncologic Pain ManagementPsychological Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Cancer Pain Palliative Care of the Terminally Ill Patient Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain Neurolytic Blocks and Other Neuroablative Procedures for Cancer Pain VI:TechniquesEpidural Steroid InjectionsSympathetic BlocksPeripheral Nerve BlocksHead and Neck BlocksAppendicesInde