Handbook of Pain Management

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SECTION 1 - CLINICAL PAIN STATES Soft tissue, joints and bones
Acute and postoperative pain
Michael Cousins, Ian Power Osteoarthritis Paul Creamer Rheumatoid arthritis Malcolm I V Jayson Muscles, tendons and ligaments Dianne J Newham, Kerry R Mills Chronic back pain Donlin M Long Upper extremity pain Anders E Sola Fibromyalgia Robert M Bennett
Deep and visceral pain
Abdominal pain Laurence M Blendis
Heart, vascular and haemopathic pain Paolo Procacci, Massimo Zoggi, Marco Maresca Chronic pelvic pain Andrea J Rapkin Obstetric pain John S McDonald Genitourinary pain Ursula Wesselmann, Arthur L Burnett
Head
Orofacial pain Yair Sharav Trigeminal, eye and ear pain Joanna M Zakrozwska Headache Jean Schoenen, Peter S Sandor
Nerve and root damage
Phantom pain and other phenomena after amputation Troels Scaehelin Jensen, Lone Nikolajsen Peripheral neuropathies J W Scadding Complex regional pain syndrome J W Scadding Nerve root disorders and arachnoiditis David Dubuisson
Central nervous system
Central pain Jorgen Boivie Spinal cord injury Aleksander Beric Pain and psychological medicine Harold Merskey
SECTION 2 - THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES Pharmacology
Antipyretic (non-narcotic) analgesics Kay Brune, Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer Psychotropic drugs Richard Monks, Harold Merskey Opioids Robert G Twycross Local anaesthetics and epidurals H J McQuay, RA Moore Atypical analgesic drugs and sympathetic blockers R Munglani, R G Hill
Surgery
Disc surgery Erik Spangfort Orthopaedic surgery Robert F McLain, James N Weinstein Central neurosurgery Jan M Gybels, Ron R Tasker
Stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, vibration and acupuncture as
pain-relieving measures Per Hansson, Thomas Lundeberg Spinal cord and brain stimulation Brian A Simpson
Physical therapies
Ultrasound, shortwave, microwave, laser, superficial heat and cold in the
treatment of pain Justus F Lehmann, Barbara J de Lateur Mobilization, manipulation, massage and exercise for the relief of
musculoskeletal pain Scott Haldeman, Paul D Hooper
Psychological therapies
The placebo and the placebo response Patrick D Wall Relaxation and biofeedback Barton A Jessup, Xochitl Gallegos Hypnosis Nicholas P Spanos, Sharon J Carmanico, Jacqueline A Ellis A cognitive-behavioral approach to pain management Dennis C Turk, Akiko Okifuji Behavioral therapy Francis J Keefe, John C Lefebvre Prevention of disability due to chronic musculoskeletal pain Steven James Linton
SECTION 3 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Age and sex difference
Pain in children Charles B Berde, Bruce Masek Pain in the elderly Lucia Gagliese, Joel Katz, Ronald Melzack Sex and gender differences in pain Karen J Berkley, Anita Holdcroft
Neuropathic and burn pain
Peripheral neuropathic pain: an approach to management Howard L Fields, Ralf Baron, Michael C Rowbotham Pain of burns Manon Choiniere
Cancer pain
Cancer pain: principles of assessment and syndromes Nathan I Cherny, Russell K Portenoy Practical issues in the management of cancer pain Nathan I Cherny, Russell K Portenoy Cancer pain and palliative care in children Charles B Berde, John J Collins Cancer: psychiatric and ethical issues William Breithart, Steven D Passik, Barry D Rosenfeld Pain and impending death Cicely M Saunders, Michael Platt