Pain Management for the Practicing Physician Book

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