Weiner's Pain Management : A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 7th Edition

This seventh edition of a bestseller has been totally revised and updated, making this the most comprehensive rewrite in the book's long and distinguished history. It includes new chapters, new sections and section editors, and new contributors. Offering an interdisciplinary approach to pain management, the book delivers a scholarly presentation for those concerned with pedagogy, while still being accessible to those concerned with the immediate application of techniques.

Here's what you get in the Seventh Edition:

• Tighter focus on discipline-specific approaches
• Expanded coverage of electrical and magnetic therapies
• New information on behavioral approaches
• Diagnostic tests and evaluations
• Updated information on legal and ethical issues

Part I : Perspectives of Pain
Chapter 1 : A Brief History of Pain From a Personal Perspective
Chapter 2 : Fibromyalgia : Patient Beliefs and Expectations
Chapter 3 : The Neuroscience of Pain and Analgesia
Chapter 4 : Overview of Pain : Classification and Concepts
Chapter 5 : Culture and Pain
Chapter 6 : Pain and the Family
Chapter 7 : Sex, Gender, and Pain : Clinical and Experimental Findings
Chapter 8 : Racial and Ethnic Issues in Chronic Pain Management : Challenges and Perspectives
Chapter 9 : Assuring the Quality of Pain Services : Assessing Outcomes
Chapter 10 : Chronic Pain and Addiction
Chapter 11 : Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain : Cautions, Concerns, Misconceptions, and Potential Myths

Part II : Discipline-Specific Approaches
Chapter 12 : The Role of Nursing in Pain Management
Chapter 13 : Allopathic Specialties
Chapter 14 : Pain Management in Dentistry
Chapter 15 : Podiatric Medicine and the Painful Heel
Chapter 16 : Chronic Spinal Pain : Mechanisms and a Role for Spinal Manual Medical Approaches to Therapy and Management
Chapter 17 : Occupational Therapy
Chapter 18 : Physical Therapy and Pain Management
Chapter 19 : Social Work
Chapter 20 : Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 21 : The Pharmacist Role in Pain Management
Chapter 22 : The Role of the Chaplain

Part III : Common Pain Problems
Chapter 23 : Acute Pain Management
Chapter 24 : Neuropathic Pain
Chapter 25 : Primary Headache Disorders
Chapter 26 : Post-Traumatic Headache : Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment
Chapter 27 : Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Chapter 28 : Abdominal Pain
Chapter 29 : Fundamental Concepts in the Diagnosis of Low Back Pain
Chapter 30 : Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chapter 31 : Urologic Pain
Chapter 32 : Rheumatologic Pain
Chapter 33 : Orthopedic Pain
Chapter 34 : Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Chapter 35 : Fibromyalgia
Chapter 36 : Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Types I and II
Chapter 37 : HIV and AIDS Pain
Chapter 38 : Injuries From Motor Vehicle Accidents
Chapter 39 : Diagnosis and Management of Electrical Injury

Part IV : Diagnostic Tests and Evaluations
Chapter 40 : Psychological Assessment Tools in Clinical Pain Management
Chapter 41 : Laboratory Testing in Pain Disorders
Chapter 42 : Functional Capacity Evaluations
Chapter 43 : Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Chapter 44 : Electrodiagnosis
Chapter 45 : SEMG : Objective Methodology in Muscular Dysfunction Investigation and Rehabilitation
Chapter 46 : Impairment and Disability Determination

Part V : Behavioral Approaches
Chapter 47 : The Biopsychosocial Perspective : Psychiatric Disorders and Related Issues in Pain Management
Chapter 48 : Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Pain Management
Chapter 49 : Relaxation and Biofeedback Self-Management for Pain
Chapter 50 : Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Pain Management
Chapter 51 : Hypnotherapeutic Advances in Pain Management
Chapter 52 : Clinical Applications of Interactive Guided Imagery for Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Pain

Part VI : Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 53 : Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 54 : Opioids Used in Primary Care for the Management of Pain : A Pharmacologic, Pharmacotherapeutic, and Pharmacodynamic Overview
Chapter 55 : Natural Supplements in Pain Management : A Primer and Evidence-Based Review
Chapter 56 : The Role of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Pain Management

Part VII : Procedures and Techniques
Chapter 57 : Guidelines for Practice of Interventional Techniques
Chapter 58 : Evidence for the Use of Interventional Techniques for Chronic Spinal Pain
Chapter 59 : Psychological Evaluation in Interventional Pain Practice
Chapter 60 : Epidural Steroid Injections
Chapter 61 : Sympathetic Neural Blockade in the Evaluation and Treatment of Pain
Chapter 62 : Pain Management with Regenerative Injection Therapy
Chapter 63 : Cervical Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 64 : Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 65 : Lumbar Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 66 : Cervical Discography
Chapter 67 : Thoracic Discography
Chapter 68 : Lumbar Discography
Chapter 69 : Intradiscal Therapies
Chapter 70 : Percutaneous Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions and Hypertonic Saline Neurolysis
Chapter 71 : Endoscopic Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions
Chapter 72 : Cryoneurolysis : Principles and Practice
Chapter 73 : Endoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques
Chapter 74 : Spinal Cord Stimulation
Chapter 75 : Intrathecal Pumps

Part VIII : Integrative and Complementary Approaches
Chapter 76 : Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chapter 77 : Aromatherapy for Pain Relief
Chapter 78 : Homeopathy
Chapter 79 : Clinical Applications of Massage Therapy in Pain Management
Chapter 80 : Interdisciplinary Approaches to Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Chapter 81 : Role of Naturopathy in Pain Management

Part IX : Electrical and Magnetic Therapies
Chapter 82 : Electromedicine
Chapter 83 : Electric Nerve Blocks
Chapter 84 : Static Magnetic Therapy for Pain

Part X : Special Populations
Chapter 85 : Recurrent and Chronic Pediatric Pain
Chapter 86 : Procedural and Perioperative Pain Management for Children
Chapter 87 : Occupational Medicine for the Pain Physician
Chapter 88 : Pain Management and Geriatrics
Chapter 89 : Hospice, Cancer Pain Management, and Symptom Control

Part XI : Legal and Ethical Considerations
Chapter 90 : Ethics : History and Theory
Chapter 91 : Bioethics and Pain
Chapter 92 : Legal Considerations in Pain Management
Chapter 93 : Law Enforcement and Regulatory Issues
Chapter 94 : Controlled Substances and Risk Management
Chapter 95 : Take Action : Be a Pain Management Advocate - A Quick How-to Guide for Health Care Professionals

Part XII : Beliefs, Religion and Spirituality
Chapter 96 : The Problem of Pain for the Healer and the Art of Healing
Chapter 97 : Assessing Patient Spirituality : A Compelling Avenue for New Discovery
Chapter 98 : Religion and Spirituality in Pain Management
Chapter 99 : The Role of Prayer in Pain Management

Part XIII : Practice Issues
Chapter 100 : Concepts of Multidisciplinary Pain Management
Chapter 101 : Implementing a Pain Management Program
Chapter 102 : Interdisciplinary Pain Management Programs : The American Academy of Pain Management Model
Chapter 103 : Starting a Pain Clinic
Chapter 104 : Going Insurance Free

Appendix A : Code of Ethics
Appendix B : Patient's Bill of Rights
Appendix C : American Academy of Pain Management Credentialing
Appendix D : Overview of Academy Services and Products