Pain-Relieving Procedures

Effective pain management requires increasingly specializedknowledge. Multidisciplinary information is required if you intend topractice pain management at a high level of effectiveness. Thisincludes anatomy and physiology, pain syndromes, diagnosis andmanagement, and the correct use of interventional techniques. Pain-Relieving Procedures: The Illustrated Guide providesyou with a step-by-step guide to interventional techniquesunderpinned by a solid multidisciplinary knowledge base. The textis enhanced by the wide use of illustrations, including amazingcolor 3D-CT images that enable you to easily visualize anatomy. The first part of the book gives the fundamentals you need formodern pain practice. The second part describes all commonly usedprocedures, using a head-to-toe organization. * The head * The neck * The thoracic region * The thoraco-abdominal region * The lumbar region * The pelvic and sacral region A special chapter covers more advanced techniques such ascontinuous analgesia, spinal cord and sacral stimulation,vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Each procedure is described using a template that includesanatomy, indications, contraindications, technique andcomplications. Helpful hints throughout will help you refine yourpractice to achieve better results. Concise, straightforward, and indispensable, Pain-RelievingProcedures: The Illustrated Guide provides the most effectiveinterventional methods for those practicing pain management.