Pain Medicine and Management

Mark S. Wallace, MD, University of California, San Diego, CA

I.Introduction Ch 1: Test Preparation and Planning II.Basic Physiology Ch 2: Nociceptive Pain Ch 3: Neuropathic Pain III.Evaluation of the Pain Patient Ch 4: History and Physical Examination Ch 5: Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Studies Ch 6: Quantitative Sensory Testing Ch 7: Bone Scan Ch 8: Radiologic Evaluation Ch 9: Psychological Evaluation IV.Analgesic Pharmacology Ch 10: Topical Agents Ch 11: Acetaminophen/NSAIDS Ch 12: Antidepressants Ch 13: Anti-epileptic Drugs Ch 14: Sodium/Calcium Channel Antagonists Ch 15: Tramadol Ch 16: Opioids Ch 17: Muscle Relaxants and Miscellaneous V.Acute Pain Management Ch 18: Intravenous/Subcutaneous Patient Controlled Analgesia Ch 19: Epidural Analgesia Ch 20: Intrathecal Analgesia Ch 21: Obstetrical Anaglesia Ch 22: Intrapleural Analgesia Ch 23: Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Continuous Catheters VI.Regional Pain Ch 24: Abdominal Ch 25: Upper Extremity Ch 26: Lower Extremity Ch 27: Headaches Ch 28: Low Back Ch 29: Neck/Shoulder Ch 30: Orofacial Ch 31: Pelvic Ch 32: Thoracic VII.Chronic Pain Management Ch 33: AIDS --Related Pain Syndromes Ch 34: Arthritis Ch 35: Cancer Pain Ch 36: Central Pain Ch 37: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Ch 38: Geriatric Pain Ch 39: Myofascial Pain/Fibromyalgia Ch 40: Pediatric Pain Ch 41: Peripheral Neuropathy Ch 42: Post Surgical Pain Syndromes Ch 43: Pregnancy and Chronic Pain Ch 44: Sickle Cell Anemia Ch 45: Spasticity Ch 46: Substance Abuse Ch 47: Psychological/psychiatric Therapies VIII.Special Techniques in Pain Management Ch 48: General Principles of Interventional Pain Therapies Ch 49: Acupuncture Ch 50: Botulinum Toxin Injection Ch 51: Chemical Neurolysis Ch 52: Complementary Medicine Ch 53: Cryoneurolysis Ch 54: Dorsal Column Nerve Stimulation Ch 55: Epidural Steroid Injections Ch 56: Facet Joint Blocks Ch 57: Intravenous Drug Infusions Ch 58: Neurosurgical Techniques Ch 59: Radiofrequency Ablation Ch 60: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Ch 61: Prolotherapy Ch 62: Physical Therapy Ch 63: Pyriformis Syndrome Ch 64: Sacroiliac Joint Blocks Ch 65: Spinal Drug Delivery Ch 66: Sympathetic Blocks Ch 67: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Ch 68: Discography/IDET Ch 69: Nucleoplasty Ch 70: Special Techniques IX.Disability Ch 71: Disability/impairment Ch 72: Medical/legal evaluation