Interventional Pain Management

Brief Author Bio: (150 words limit per author/editor) Steven D Waldman is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the specialty of Pain Medicine. Dr Waldman has received numerous awards and honors and is the author of over twenty textbooks and numerous academic articles on the specialty of Pain Management. His main clinical work is as an interventional pain management physician as well as being an active member of the medical staff at Truman Medical Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a former President of the Society of Pain Practice Management (SPPM) Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Part I:Anatomy and Physiology of Pain: Clinical Correlates Toward a New Concept of Pain for the New Millennium Anatomy of the Pain Processing System Pharmacology of the Pain Processing System Receptors at the Spinal Cord Level: The Clinical Target Functional Anatomy of the Spine Pharmacologic Management and Its Limitations Interventional Pain Management: Programming for Success Part II: Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Targeted History and Physical Examination Rational Use of Laboratory Test in the Evaluation of Pain Radiologic Testing in the Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Discography in the Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Spinal Endoscopy in the Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Differential Neural Blockade for the Diagnosis of Pain Neurophysiologic Testing in the Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Psychological Testing in the Evaluation of the Patient in Pain Part III: Neural Blockade and Neurolytic Blocks Local Anesthetics in Clinical Practice Neurolytic Agents in Clinical Practice Cryoneurolysis in Clinical Practice Radiofrequency Techniques in Clinical Practice Atlanto-Occipital and Atlantoaxial Injections in the Treatment of Headache and Neck Pain Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Occipital Nerve Block Blockade of the Gasserian Ganglion Blockade of the Trigeminal Nerve and Its Branches Glosspharyngeal Nerve Block Vagus Nerve Block Phrenic Nerve Block Spinal Accessory Nerve Block Cervical Plexus Blockade Stellate Ganglion Block Cervical Epidural Nerve Block Brachial Plexus Block Suprascapular Nerve Block Thoracic Epidural Nerve Block Thoracic Paravertebral Block Thoracic Sympathetic Ganglion Block Intercostal Nerve Block Interpleural Catheters: Indications and Techniques Lumbar Epidural Nerve Block Continuous Epidural Infusion and Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia Lysis of Adhesions Utilizing the Epidural Approach Lumbar Facet Block and Neurolysis Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block and Neurolysis Celiac Plexus and Splanchnic Nerve Block Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Block and Genitofemoral Nerve Block Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Block Obturator Nerve Block Caudal Epidural Nerve Block Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block and Ganglion of Impar Block Sacroiliac Joint Injection Peripheral Neurolysis in the Management of Pain Subarachnoid Neurolytic Blocks Part IV: Neuroaugmentation Mechanisms of Action of Spinal Cord Stimulation Spinal Cord Stimulation and Intractable Pain: Patient Selection Implantation Techniques for Spinal Cord Stimulation Avoiding Difficulties in Spinal Cord Stimulation Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Current Concepts Part V: Spinal Administration of Opioids and Other Analgesic Compounds The Role of Implantable Pain Management Technologies: An Algorithm for Decision-Making Spinal Administration of Opioids for Pain of Malignant Origin Spinal Adminstration of Opiates for Nonmalignant Pain Syndromes Spinal Administration of Non-Opiate Analgesics in the Management of Pain Tunneled Epidural Catheters: Practical Considerations and Implantation Techniques Implantation Techniques for Totally Implantable Drug Administration Systems Implantable Technology for Pain Control: Identification and Management of Problems and Complications Part VI: Neurosurgical Techniques in the Management of Pain The Role of Neurosurgery in the Management of Intractable Pain Neuroadenolysis of the Pituitary: Indications and Technique Percutaneous Cordotomy Percutaneous las Discectomy Percutaneous Radiofrequency Intradiscal Therapy in the Management of Pain Percutaneous Vertebroplasy Chymopapain Chemonucleolysis