Treatment of Chronic Painful Musculoskeletal Injuries and Diseases with Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT): Regenerative Injection Therapy Principles and Practice

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Treatment of Chronic Painful Musculoskeletal Injuries and Diseases with Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT): Regenerative Injection Therapy Principles and Practice

Fig. 12.1 Modified comparative composition of pain distribution in the cervical region provoked by injections of hypertonic saline in to the interspinous ligaments (a) Feinstein et al. [2]. Synovial joints:…

read more

Acupuncture

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Acupuncture

Fig. 10.1 Pain threshold changes in response to acupuncture at LI4 point located at the thenar eminence. Eight representative skin points were identified for the measurement of pain threshold by…

read more

Pain Medicine and Primary Care: The Evolution of a Population-Based Approach to Chronic Pain as a Public Health Problem

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Pain Medicine and Primary Care: The Evolution of a Population-Based Approach to Chronic Pain as a Public Health Problem

Fig. 20.1 The pain medicine and primary care community rehabilitation model (PMPCCR) Informed community primary care physicians contribute their expertise in longitudinal, comprehensive management combined with their more intimate knowledge…

read more

Hypnosis and Pain Control

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Hypnosis and Pain Control

Fig. 9.1 Pain processing While there is a common misperception that hypnosis primarily involves relinquishing control and constitutes mindless submission to suggestion, hypnosis is actually a normally occurring state of…

read more

Muscle Pain Treatment

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Muscle Pain Treatment

Fig. 3.1 KW test for strength and flexibility of key postural muscles; failure—inability to perform any of the tasks (Courtesy of the Norman Marcus Pain Institute) In the absence of…

read more

Pain as a Perceptual Experience

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Pain as a Perceptual Experience

Physical neuromatrix, including peripheral and central nervous systems plus fascial network: • Emotional • Cognitive • Memory • Mind Physical Laser Beams We live with and through a dynamically fluctuating nervous system, one which…

read more

Neuroplasticity, Sensitization, and Pain

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Neuroplasticity, Sensitization, and Pain

Fig. 2.1 Mechanisms contributing to peripheral sensitization At the cord level, many interactions can lead to sensitization, both in terms of functional and structural changes [21]. Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC)…

read more

Failure to Treat Pain

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on Failure to Treat Pain

Inadequate clinical and continuing education on the assessment and management of pain Insufficient understanding of the adverse clinical and psychological impact of undertreated pain on patients and their families, and…

read more

The Double Effect: In Theory and in Practice

Oct 21, 2016 by in PAIN MEDICINE Comments Off on The Double Effect: In Theory and in Practice

Fig. 24.1 Descending ladder of physician action in end-of-life care Before addressing the different categories of physician action using medical ethics or personal conscience, it is first advisable to understand…

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access