Practical Management of Pain

1 The History of Pain Medicine

2 Classification of Acute Pain and Chronic Pain Syndromes

3 Organizing an Inpatient Acute Pain Service

4 Interdisciplinary Outpatient Pain Care

5 Healthcare Policy, Access, Resource Availability, Billing Reimbursement, and Legal Issues in Pain Management

6 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Pain Management

7 Education and Training in Pain and Certification in Pain Medicine

8 Neurophysiology of Pain: Peripheral, Spinal, Ascending, and Descending Pathways

9 A Review of Pain-Processing Pharmacology

10 Neuroimaging Techniques

11 Individual Differences in the Experience and Treatment of Pain: Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender

12 COMMUNICATION AND CLINICAL RELATIONSHIPS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN

13 Genetics in Pain and Pain Management

14 Psychosocial and Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Pain

15 Comprehensive Approach to the Assessment of Patients Experiencing Pain and Its Impact

16 Mechanism-Based Treatment and Precision Medicine

17 Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice

18 History and Physical Examination of the Patient with Pain

19 Electrodiagnostic Techniques in Pain Medicine

20 Radiologic Assessment of the Patient with Pain

21 Biomarkers of Pain: Quantitative Sensory Testing, Conditioned Pain Modulation, Punch Skin Biopsy

22 Psychological and Behavioral Assessment

23 Disability Assessment

24 Preemptive Analgesia and Prevention of Chronic Pain Syndromes after Surgery

24 Postoperative Pain

25 Evaluation and Pharmacologic Treatment of Postoperative Pain

26 Regional and Multimodal Treatments of Perioperative Pain

27 Evaluation and Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorders

28 Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Pain in Children

29 Low Back Pain Disorders

30 Buttock and Sciatica Pain

31 Facet Pain: Pathogenesis, Facet Joint Injections, Medical Branch Blocks, Radiofrequency Rhizotomy

32 Neurosurgical Management of Pain

33 Evaluation and Treatment of Cancer-Related Pain

34 Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Syndromes

35 Evaluation and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

36 Evaluation and Treatment of Pain in Selected Neurological Disorders

37 Central Post-Stroke Pain

37 Phantom Pain

37 Spinal Cord Injury Pain

37 Chronic Widespread Pain

38 Headache: Migraine, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Tension-type, and Other Chronic Headaches

39 Cervicogenic Headache, Postdural Puncture Headache, and Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

40 Orofacial Pain

41 Visceral Pain

42 Pelvic Pain

43 Pediatric Chronic Pain Management

44 Geriatric Pain Management

45 Pain Management During Pregnancy and Lactation

46 Rheumatologic Disorders

47 Pain in Patients with Medical Comorbidities

48 Major Opioids and Chronic Opioid Therapy

49 Minor Analgesics

50 The U.S. Opioid Crisis and the Legal and Legislative Implications

51 Evaluation for Opioid Management: Opioid Misuse Assessment Tools and Drug Testing in Pain Management

52 Comorbid Pain and Addiction Disorders: Mechanisms and Treatment

53 Antidepressants

54 Adjunct Medications for Pain Management

54 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents/COX-2 Inhibitors

55 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

56 Cannabinoids for Pain Management

57 Topical Analgesics

57 Neuraxial Agents for Intraspinal Drug Delivery

57 Pharmacology for the Interventional Physician

58 Psychological Approaches in Pain Management

59 Physical Medicine Modalities in Pain Management

60 Physical Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Pain

61 Complementary Approaches to Pain Management

62 Patient Education and Self-Management

63 Neurolytic Agents, Neuraxial Neurolysis, and Neurolysis of Sympathetic Axis for Cancer Pain

64 Head and Neck Blocks

65 Interlaminar and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

66 Radiofrequency Treatment

67 Hip and Knee Pain: Intraarticular Injections and Radiofrequency Treatment

67 Sacroiliac Joint Injection, Lateral Branch Blocks, and Radiofrequency Treatment

68 Neurolysis of Sympathetic Axis for Cancer Pain

68 Muscle Injections: Trigger Point, Piriformis, IIipsoas/Quadratus Lumborum, and Scalene Muscle Injections

69 Minimally Invasive Procedures for Vertebral Compression Fractures

70 BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PRE-SCREENING FOR SPINAL CORD AND PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICES

71 Spinal Cord, DRG, and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

72 Intrathecal Pumps

73 Upper Extremity Blocks

73 Lower Extremity Blocks

73 Radiation Safety and Radiographic Contrast Agents

74 Anticoagulation and Infection Considerations in Pain Procedures

74 Truncal Blocks

75 Pain Management in Primary Care

75 Discography

76 Intradiscal Procedures: Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET), Nucleoplasty, Decompressor

76 Pain Management in the Emergency Room

77 Joint injections

77 Management of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

78 Burn Pain

79 Pain Evaluation and Management in Patients with Limited Ability to Communicate Due to Dementia

80 Disparities in Pain Management

81 Pain Management in the Critically III Patient

81 The Health Implications of Disparities in Cancer and Pain Care: Unequal Burdens and Unheard Voices

82 Pain Management at the End of Life and Home Care for the Terminally Ill Patient

83 Home Care

83 Clinical Trial Methodology for Acute Pain Research

84 Clinical Trial Methodology for Chronic Pain Outcome Studies

85 Ethics of Research in Adult and Pediatric Patients with Pain

86 Directions and Areas in Need of Investigation

87 Test