Lower Extremity: Saphenous Nerve Block
Saphenous nerve entrapment or neuropathy is a relatively rare clinical entity, a paucity of data exists regarding its natural history and treatment outcome, although there are a few case reports…
Genitofemoral Neural Blockade
Ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerves are collectively known as “border” nerves because these nerves supply the skin between the abdomen and the thigh. Because of the course of these nerves,…
Sciatic Nerve Block
Sciatic nerve blockade is useful for surgical anesthesia, postoperative pain for lower extremity surgery, and for management of pain in certain lower extremity chronic pain syndromes such as sciatic neuropathy….
Body Work and Movement Therapies
Since the 1960s, alternative forms of pain management have become progressively more popular and widely available. Complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, emphasizes a holistic approach to the…
Mind Body Therapies and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common problem and its incidence has increased by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite this recent increase in PTSD, the importance of stress…
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Functional Approach to Pain
The practice of osteopathic medicine is the practice of a complete system of medicine with deep historical and philosophical underpinnings. As osteopathic physicians, we are given the unique opportunity to…
Medical Acupuncture
In the decade since the publication of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) white paper on acupuncture in 1997, peer-reviewed, responsible research into the mechanism and efficacy of acupuncture has…
The Treatment of Pain Through Chinese Scalp Acupuncture
Chinese scalp acupuncture is a contemporary technique combining traditional Chinese needling methods with Western medicinal knowledge of various representative areas of the cerebral cortex. Scalp acupuncture has been proved to…
Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
After using his own version of acupuncture for several years to treat complaints ranging from migraine headache to alcohol withdrawal to cancer pain, Craig decided in the late 1970s that…
Herbal and Nutritional Supplements for Painful Conditions
Herbs and supplements are widely used by patients in pain. Throughout this chapter, mechanisms of action and efficacy, dosing, and safety information will be provided for each herb, supplement, and…
