Surgical Management of Pain

Description

Surgical Management of Pain, Second Edition, is a completely updated state-of-the-art reference on neurosurgical pain management. This new edition is in full color and includes the following sections: Anatomic and Physiologic Foundations for Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain, Pain Medicine, Pain Diagnoses, Surgical Procedures for Pain, and New Directions for Pain Surgery. The chapters in the book focus on procedures that are currently performed by neurosurgeons to relieve pain.

Key Features:

• Emphasizes best evidence treatment options
• Free online access to videos demonstrating surgical techniques described in the book
• Explores nonsurgical and pharmacologic methods of pain control
• Beautifully illustrated drawings convey the wisdom of expert surgeons

This book is a must-have for all neurosurgeons treating patients suffering from acute and/or chronic pain.

Contents

Section I. Anatomic and Physiologic Foundations for Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain
Section II. Pain Medicine
Section III. Pain Diagnoses and Their Non-Surgical Management
Section IV. Surgical Procedures for Pain
Section V. New Directions for Pain Surgery

Author

Kim J. Burchiel, MD, FACS
School of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon