Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine

The practice of pain medicine has changed dramatically over the past few years. This practical and accessible evidence-based clinical handbook provides medical and nursing professionals with in-depth and up-to-date information on the various types of chronic pain, the underlying causes, and associated symptoms. Focused primarily on the management of chronic pain, the book covers the major chronic pain conditions in the head and neck, spine, and extremities. Also, it provides invaluable guidance on various pain management techniques, including medication, physical therapy, and psychological interventions. With this knowledge, healthcare professionals will be equipped to provide more effective and compassionate care, improve patients' quality of life, and reduce the risk of chronic pain and opioid dependence. An invaluable resource for pain medicine physicians, anesthesiologiests, primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, and nurse anaesthetists as well as those physicians preparing for US Board certification and recertification exams.

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• Offers a concise breakdown of pain medicine, signalling pathways, medications, various conditions as well as treatments
• Presented in an easy-to-read format with a consistent layout across chapters and allowing for rapid access to information on the pillars of pain medicine, ideal for point of care testing
• An accessible and important guide for all healthcare fields

Part I. Introduction to Pain: Pain Signaling Pathways:
1. Central neuropathic pain signaling pathways Karina Charipova and Kyle Gress
2. Cannabinoids pain signaling pathways Karina Charipova and Kyle Gress
3. The microbiome and chronic pain syndromes Karina Charipova, Alaa Abd-Elsayed and Kyle Gress
Part II. Common Categories of Pharmacologic Medications to treat Chronic Pain:
4. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Andrew Han and Alan D. Kaye
5. Acetaminophen Andrew Han and Alan D. Kaye
6. Topicals Juyeon Kakazu and Elyse M. Cornett
7. Muscle relaxants Merlin Perez and Nazir Noor
8. Opioids Merlin Perez and Nazir Noor
9. Antineuropathic medications Juyeon Kakazu and Alan D. Kaye
10. Cannabinoids Juyeon Kakazu and Jamal Hasoon
Part III. Chronic Pain Conditions: Section 1. Head and Neck:
11. Post dural puncture headache Nolan Weinstein and Jatinder Gill
12. Migraines Noushad Mamun and Ruben Schwartz
13. Trigeminal neuralgia Karina Charipova and Kyle Gress
14. Occipital neuralgia Noushad Mamun
Section 2. Spine:
15. Chronic neuraxial spine pain Nazir Noor and Shenwari R. Afredi
16. Vertebral compression fracture pain Karina Charipova, Alan D. Kaye and Kyle Gress
17. Sacral insufficiency fracture pain Karina Charipova, Cyrus Yazdi and Kyle Gress
Section 3. Extremities:
18. Carpal tunnel syndrome Vwaire Orhurhu and Kevin Bennett
19. Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder Kevin Bennett and Riki Patel
20. Thoracic outlet syndrome Nazir Noorb and Alan D. Kaye
21. Osteoarthritic hip pain Kevin Bennett, Elyse M. Cornett and Jamal Hasoon
22. Osteoarthritic knee pain Jamal Hasoon and Kevin Bennett
23. Chronic ankle/foot pain Kevin Bennett and Jamal Hasoon
24. Plantar fasciitis Kevin Bennett and Morgan Hasegawa
25. Phantom limb pain Vwaire Orhurhu and Kevin Bennett
Section 4. Misc:
26. Post herpetic neuralgia Nazir Noor and Nolan Weinstein
27. Complex regional pain syndrome Alan D. Kaye and Nolan Weinstein
28. Sickle cell disease Vwaire Orhurhu and Nolan Weinstein
29. Breast pain Taylor Witten and Corey Moss
30. Post thoracotomy pain Zahaan Eswani and Jamal Hasoon
31. Multiple sclerosis Pain Salomon Poliwoda and Alan D. Kaye
32. Cerebral palsy Norris Talbot and Hisham Kassem
33. Myofascial pain syndrome Cyrus Yazdi
34. Post stroke pain Alan D. Kaye, Norris Talbot and Vijay Kurup
35. Chronic abdominal pain Alan D. Kaye and Zahaan Eswani
36. Chronic pelvic pain Taylor Witten, Nazir Noor and Corey Moss
 37. Post-surgical nerve entrapment Zohal Sarwary and Amnon A. Berger
38. Cancer pain Pranav Bhargava and Alan D. Kaye
Section 5. Adjunctive Therapy:
39. Neuromodulation Nazir Noor and Jamal Hasoon
40. Regenerative medicine Nazir Noor and Clay Gibb
41. Cognitive therapy Clay Gibb and Elyse M. Cornett
42. Alternative therapy Ajay Kurup and Ruben Schwartz
43. Role of CBD in chronic pain Zohal Sarwary and Nazir Noor.

Omar Viswanath, Creighton University, Omaha
Omar Viswanath, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works as a private practice pain physician in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is a Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, and at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Ivan Urits, Southcoast Brain & Spine Center, Wareham
Ivan Urits, MD, is a Harvard-Trained, Double Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. He works in the Department of Pain Management at Southcoast Health in Wareham, Massachusetts, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at LSU Health Sciences School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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