The Pain Clinic Manual

Pain Clinic Organization and Staffing
Pain Pathways and Mechanism
Pain:: The Patients Perspective
Patient Assessment
Collection of Historical Data
Physical Examination of the Patient Experiencing Pain
Psychological Assessment of Patients Experiencing Chronic Pain
The Pain-Focused Psychological Evaluation:: Diagnostic and Prognostic
Nerve Blocks
Treatment Methods
Pain Rehabilitation Programs
Physical Therapy in the Pain Clinic Setting
Psychological Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain
Electrical Stimulation of the Nervous System
Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Local Anesthetic Pharmacology
Local Anesthetic Toxicity
Systemic Opioid Therapy for Non-Cancer Pain
Chronic Intrathecal Drug Delivery
Adjuvant Analgesics
Management of Specific Pain Syndromes
Back Pain Radiculopathy
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes and Sympathetically Maintained Pain
Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
Painful Peripheral Neuropathies
Facial Pain
Headache
Pelvic Pain
Post-Dural Puncture Headache
Central Pain Syndromes
Painful Medical Diseases
Chronic Pain in Children
Substance Abuse and Addiction
Cancer Pain Management
Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Cancer Pain
Palliative Care of the Terminally Ill Patient
Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain
Neurolytic Blocks and Other Neuroablative Procedures for Cancer Pain:: Techniques
Epidural Steroid Injections
Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Head and Neck Blocks