Pain Medicine Manual, 2nd Edition, is an accessible, informative guide to the
clinical problems encountered in the pain clinic. Chronic pain is a distressing
problem for a significant group of patients and this new edition of Pain
Medicine Manual is an ideal resource for any clinician involved in the
management of these patients.
Introduction; Pain Clinic
Organization/Structure;
Pain Patient;
Pain Physiology and Pharmacology;
Pain Epidemiology;
Measurement of Pain;
Neuropathic Pain;
Complex Regional pain Syndromes;
Muscle and Soft Tissue Pain Syndromes;
Headache;
Face Pain;
Neck pain;
Thoracic pain;
Abdominal pain;
Pelvic pain;
Low Back Pain:
surgeon's view;
Low Back Pain:
physician's view;
Back Pain Interventional Techniques;
Coccydinia;
Failed Back Syndrome;
Peripheral Vascular Disease;
Postherpetic Neuralgia;
Trigeminal Neuralgia;
Phantom Limb Pain;
Refractory Angina;
Poststroke Pain;
Postsurgical and Scar Pain;
Pain of Unknown Aetiology;
Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer;
Palliative Care Interventional Approach;
Pain in HIV;
Pain in Children;
Psychological Treatments including Pain Management;
programmes; The Future