The Treatment of Pain in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients
The Treatment of Pain in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients Constance S. Houck Joseph D. Tobias Mary Ellen Tresgallo K. J. S. Anand William S. Schechter During the preceding 50 years,…
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Spinal Pain and the Role of Neural Blockade
Spinal Pain and the Role of Neural Blockade James P. Rathmell Carlos A. Pino Shihab Ahmed Low back pain is a nonspecific term, typically used to refer to pain that…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Including Applications of Neural Blockade
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Including Applications of Neural Blockade Andreas Binder Ralf Baron The term complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) describes a variety of painful conditions following injury that appears…
Percutaneous Neural Destructive Techniques
Percutaneous Neural Destructive Techniques David Niv Michael Gofeld History The idea of relieving intractable pain by severing a nerve as if it were a rope connecting an injured part with…
Acute Pain Management and Acute Pain Services
Acute Pain Management and Acute Pain Services Pamela E. Macintyre David A. Scott The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain in general as “an unpleasant sensory…
Neurostimulation
Neurostimulation Joshua P. Prager Michael Stanton-Hicks For more than 30 years, interventional pain specialists have used spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to treat a variety of pain syndromes. Unlike neuroablation, SCS…
Spinal Route of Analgesia: Opioids and Future Options for Spinal Analgesic Chemotherapy
Spinal Route of Analgesia: Opioids and Future Options for Spinal Analgesic Chemotherapy Daniel B. Carr Michael J. Cousins Ignored until the late 19th century as a target for anesthesia, and…
Sympathetic Neural Blockade of Upper and Lower Extremity
Sympathetic Neural Blockade of Upper and Lower Extremity Harald Breivik Michael J. Cousins The effects of sympathetic nerves in maintaining normal constrictor tone in the blood vessels of the skin…
Diagnostic and Prognostic Neural Blockade
Diagnostic and Prognostic Neural Blockade Quinn H. Hogan Stephen E. Abram The use of neural blockade to establish the diagnosis or prognosis of painful conditions is motivated by several compelling…
Psychological Aspects of Pain: Implications for Neural Blockade
Psychological Aspects of Pain: Implications for Neural Blockade Joel Katz Ronald Melzack Pain is a personal, subjective experience influenced by cultural learning, the meaning of the situation, attention, and other…
