Pain Management for the Practicing Physician

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW of PAIN and HOW to USE the BOOK A: Acute Vs Chronic Benignvs Cancer Pain B: Definitions: Dysesthesia. Hyperalgesia. Hyperesthesia. Allodynia. Nociceptive Vs Neuropathic Pain. Etc, C: What Is a Pain Clinic? SECTION II BASIC OVERVIEW of PAIN PHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY and ANATOMY SECTION III EVALUATION of the PAIN PATIENT SECTION IV PSYCHOLOGY of PAIN SECTION V BASIC NARCOTIC PHARMACOLOGY and GUIDELINES for PRESCRIBING SECTION VI NON-NARCOTIC ANALGESICS and GUIDELINES for PRESCRIBING Antidepressants Tramadol NSAIDS Anticonvulsants Local Anesthetic Derivatives Alpha Blockers Miscellaneous I.E. Capsaicin Antihistamines, Etc SECTION VII MANAGEMENT of SPECIFIC PAIN SYNDROMES With ALGORITHMS and CASE HISTORIES: Acute Low Back Pain (With and Without Radiculopathy). Chronic Low Back. Acute Herpes Zoster. Post-Herpetic Neuralgia. Headache. Myofascial Pain Including Primary Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Abdominal Pain. Cancer Pain. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Arthritis. Diabetic Neuropathy. AIDS and Pain Syndromes. Central Pain. Spasticity. Neck Pain. Temporomandibular Dysfunction. Post-Mastectomy/Post-Thoracotomy Pain. Chronic Perineal Pain SECTION VIII the DIFFICULT PATIENT the Drug Seeker. Chemical Dependence. Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain SECTION IX NON-PHARMACOLOGIC THERAPIES for PAIN TENS. TEAM. Physical Therapy. Biofeedback and Relaxation Techniques. Dry Needling. Acupuncture SECTION X WHEN to MAKE a PAIN CLINIC REFERRAL