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Billing Psychological Services for Patients with Chronic Pain

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Service CPT code Description Approximate Medicare 2012 payment Assessment – initial 96150 An assessment service that includes a clinical interview, behavioral and psychophysiological assessment, and the administration of health-oriented questionnaires…

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Sleep and Chronic Pain

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Fig. 16.1 Sleep stages and function The amount of sleep required varies between individuals, and the amount of sleep obtained is influenced by age, environmental demands, and many other biological,…

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Addictive Disorders and Pain

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Fig. 4.1 First, we have a population of individuals none of whom have been exposed to opioid use. Within that population are those who do not have addictive disease involving…

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Manual Therapies

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Manual Therapies

Fig. 11.1 Fascia man (Courtesy of John Barnes) The trained JFBMFR therapist finds the cause of symptoms by evaluating the fascial system. The technique requires continuous reevaluation during treatment, including…

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Pain and Spirituality

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Age group Fowler’s stages of faith Developmental stages (Erikson and Piaget) Key attributes Infancy Undifferentiated faith Trust vs. mistrust (Erikson) Development of basic trust through relationship with parents or primary…

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Imaging for Evaluation of Groin Pain

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Imaging for Evaluation of Groin Pain

Fig. 13.1. Anteroposterior (AP) view of the pelvis is acquired with internal rotation of the legs, laying out the femoral necks to evaluate for possible fracture. There is severe osteoarthritic…

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