Injection Procedures
CHAPTER 83 Injection Procedures Jaro Karppinen, Jukka-Pekka Kouri PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RADICULAR LUMBAR PAIN Lumbar radicular pain, i.e. sciatica, in this context is defined as pain referred from the back into…
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
History and Principles of Pain Rehabilitation
CHAPTER 110 History and Principles of Pain Rehabilitation Hubert L. Rosomoff, Renee Steele-Rosomoff, Elsayed Abdel-Moty INTRODUCTION Pain rehabilitation is a specific form of rehabilitation medicine applied to the management of…
Epidemiology of Disc, Joint, and Root Pain in Whiplash
CHAPTER 56 Epidemiology of Disc, Joint, and Root Pain in Whiplash Yung Chen, Richard Derby, Byung-Jo Kim INTRODUCTION Nearly 5% of the working population is significantly disabled by neck pain….
Tertiary Rehabilitation Program Outcomes
CHAPTER 113 Tertiary Rehabilitation Program Outcomes Robert J. Gatchel, Tom G. Mayer Pain is usually broadly defined as either acute, chronic, or recurrent, depending on its time course.1 Acute pain…
Transduction, Transmission and Perception of Pain
CHAPTER 4 Transduction, Transmission and Perception of Pain Sarah M. Rothman, Raymond D. Hubbard, Kathryn E. Lee, Beth A. Winkelstein Painful spinal disorders are common problems in society, affecting an…
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Chronic Spinal Pain
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…
Adjuvant Analgesics for Radicular Pain
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…
Radiofrequency Denervation
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…
Patient Education and Support
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…
