Treatment of Chronic Pain by Interventional Approaches

Timothy S. Deer, MD Editor-in-Chief President and CEO The Center for Pain Relief Charleston, WV USA Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston, WV USA   Michael S. Leong, MD Associate Editor-in-Chief Clinic Chief Stanford Pain Management Center Redwood City, CA USA Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA USA   Associate Editors, Interventional Approaches Asokumar Buvanendran, MD Professor Department of Anesthesiology Rush Medical College Chicago, IL USA Director Orthopedic Anesthesia Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL USA   Philip S. Kim, MD Medical Director Center for Interventional Pain & Spine Newark, DE USA   Sunil J. Panchal, MD President National Institute of Pain Lutz, FL USA

Part I. Anatomy and Physiology of Pain.- 1. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Pain.- 2. Spinal Targets for Interventional Pain Management.- 3. Functional Anatomy and Imaging of the Spine.- Part II. Neural Blockade and Neurolysis Blocks.- 4. Local Anesthetics.- 5. Neurolytic Agents.- 6. Cryoanalgesia.- 7. Radiofrequency: Conventional and Pulsed.- 8. Atlanto-Axial and Atlanto-Occipital Joints Injection in the Treatment of Headaches and Neck Pain.- 9. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block.- 10. Occipital Nerve Block.- 11. Neural Blockade for Trigeminal Neuralgia.- 12. Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block.- 13. Cervical Plexus Block.- 14. Stellate Ganglion Blockade.- 15. Epidural (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Caudal) Block/Injections.- 16. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections.- 17. Facet Injections and Radiofrequency Denervation.- 18. Intercostal Nerve Blocks.- 19. Intrapleural Catheters.- 20. Epidural Lysis of Adhesions: Percutaneous and Endoscopic Techniques.- 21. Thoracic and Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block and Neurolysis.- 22. Celiac Plexus, Splanchnic Nerve Block, and Neurolysis.- 23. Superior Hypogastric Plexus, Ganglion Impar Blocks, and Neurolysis.- 24. Peripheral Neurolysis.- 25. Central Neuraxial Neurolysis.- 26. Provocative Discography.- 27. Brachial Plexus Block.- 28. Suprascapular Nerve Block.- 29. Intradiscal Annuloplasty for the Treatment of Discogenic Pain.- 30. Percutaneous Disc Decompression.- 31. The Racz Procedure: Lysis of Epidural Adhesions (Percutaneous Neuroplasty).- 32. Sacroiliac Joint Injection and Radiofrequency Denervation.- 33. Vertebral Augmentation: Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty.- 34. Piriformis Injection.- 35. Botulinum Toxin in the Management of Painful Conditions.- 36. Emerging Imaging Tools for Interventional Pain.- Part III. Neuromodulation.- 37. A History of Neurostimulation.- 38. Stimulation of the Peripheral Nerve and Peripheral Nerve Field.- 39. Spinal Cord Stimulation.- 40. Brain Stimulation for Pain.- 41. Motor Cortex Stimulation.- 42. Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Control of Pain.- 43. Clinical Applications of Neuromodulation: Radicular Pain and Low Back Pain.- 44. Clinical Applications of Neuromodulation: Neurostimulation for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.- 45. Clinical Applications of Neuromodulation: Section on Angina and Peripheral Vascular Disease.- 46. Clinical Applications of Neuromodulation: Spinal Cord Stimulation for Abdominal Pain.- 47. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventional Techniques.- 48. Neurosurgical Techniques for Pain Management.- 49. Spinal Cord Stimulation in the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia.- 50. Complications of Interventional Pain Management Techniques.