Pain Management
Expanding the Pharmacological Options
Published on 26. January 2009
200 pages
978-1-4443-0080-2 (ISBN)
Description
Conventional pharmaceutical approaches to pain management are notalways successful. Using only those medications that have anofficial indication for a certain condition reducessubstantially the chance of the patient gaining pain relief and mayexpose them to intolerable side effects. However evidence nowexists on the use of other drugs, produced for non-pain conditions,and how they can substantially increase the chances of pain relief.
Covering the most recent developments in this field, McCleaneoffers an alternative solution to pain treatment when conventionaltreatments fail. This pioneering book proposes evidence-basedalternatives to current options in pain management, usingwell-grounded rationales for each given treatment.
This book is an ideal reference for the specialist andnon-specialist prescriber alike and for practitioners from a widevariety of disciplines. It provides the evidence required andtreatment algorithms for readers to use the drugs appropriately andto explore the field if they wish.
Reviews / Votes
"The author is clearly an expert in all of the topics covered in the book. It is one of the few books that offers a well informed, thoughtful discussion of the off-label use of a wide variety of drugs in the treatment of pain and is a valuable addition to the literature. This is a terrific quick reference that should be readily available in any clinic where patients with pain are managed." (Doody's Book Reviews, November 2008)More details
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Gary McCleane, Consultant in Pain Management, Rampark Pain Centre, Lurgan, Northern Ireland, UK
Content
Foreword.
1 Introduction.
2 Conventional Pain Treatment.
3 Using Drugs Outside Their Licensed Indication.
Part 1.
4 Topical Nitrates.
5 Topical Tricyclic Antidepressants.
6 Topical Opioids.
7 Topical Local Anesthetics.
8 Topical Glutamate Receptor Antagonists.
9 Topical, Oral, and Perineural-Adrenoreceptor Agonists.
10 Lamotrigine.
11 5HT3 Antagonists.
12 Cholecystokinin Antagonists.
13 Parenteral Anti-epileptics.
14 Intravenous Lidocaine.
15 L-Carnitine.
16 Other Pharmacological Options (Botulinum, Cimetidine,Glucosamine).
Part 2.
17 Neuropathic Pain.
18 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
19 Joint Pain.
20 Fracture Pain.
21 Postoperative Pain.
22 Fibromyalgia.
23 Muscle Spasm and Pain.
24 Tendinopathies.
25 Low Back Pain.
26 Cancer Pain.
Appendix: Suggested Doses and Modes of Administration of NovelPharmacological Options.
Index.
