CHAPTER 15 The Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Chronic Spinal Pain Carlos F. Tirado, Rollin M. Gallagher INTRODUCTION Patients with chronic painful spine conditions are anxious, and for…
CHAPTER 11 Adjuvant Analgesics for Radicular Pain Sang-Ho Ahn PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC BACKGROUND OF RADICULAR PAIN The pathophysiology of radicular pain remains incompletely understood. It is known that radicular pain is caused…
CHAPTER 93 Radiofrequency Denervation Atul L. Bhat INTRODUCTION Low back pain is ubiquitous to mankind by virtue of our upright posture. Traditionally, it has been believed that most episodes of…
CHAPTER 124 Treatment of Low Back Pain in Pregnancy – Special Considerations Adriana S. Prawak, Brinda S. Kantha, Larry H. Chou INTRODUCTION The occurrence of back pain in pregnancy ranges…
CHAPTER 19 Patient Education and Support Andrea Tarquinio, Colleen McLaughlin, Faisel M. Zaman, Curtis W. Slipman This chapter was designed with the purpose of providing insight into the role of…
CHAPTER 55 Soft Tissue Injuries Following Whiplash Paul H. Lento, William Sullivan INTRODUCTION Cervical soft tissue injuries resulting from whiplash are often considered controversial. These injuries are presumed to be…
CHAPTER 118 Hip Spine Syndrome Vijay B. Vad, Jennifer L. Solomon, David R. Adin INTRODUCTION Hip and spine syndrome is a condition in which patients experience hip, buttock, and groin…
CHAPTER 64 Therapeutic Injections for the Treatment of Axial Neck Pain and Cervicogenic Headaches Steven P. Cohen, Milan P. Stojanovic INTRODUCTION The treatment of chronic neck pain remains one of…
CHAPTER 111 Deconditioning Terry C. Sawchuk, Eric K. Mayer INTRODUCTION Most patients with an episode of low back pain will improve significantly in a relatively short period of time, while…
CHAPTER 54 Sociocultural Evidence and Whiplash Robert Ferrari, Anthony S. Russell INTRODUCTION Approximately one million diagnoses of whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are made each year in the United States alone. The…
