Chronic Pain: A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management (Current Clinical Practice)

Dawn Marcus9781588295019, 1-58829-501-X, 1-59259-882-X

Leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, offers primary care clinicians practical, clear, and succinct evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of the painful conditions they see in their offices every day. The author simplifies the often complex care of patients with chronic pain by providing practical strategies for targeting important symptoms, establishing realistic treatment goals, and managing patients with instructional sheets that can be copied directly from the book and used for both education and the monitoring of therapeutic compliance and response. Numerous case-oriented practical applications illustrate the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with chronic pain in the context of a busy office practice. Important sections on opioid therapy and special patient groups are also included. Supplementary features include a value-added compact disk containing an ebook version of the book or use in the reader’s computer or PDA, and continuing medical education (CME) questions that provide the opportunity to acquire 5 AMA/PRA category 1 credits.

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Table of contents :
Chronic Pain……Page 3
Series Editor’s Introduction……Page 5
Preface……Page 7
Contents……Page 9
Continuing Medical Education……Page 11
Value-Added eBook/PDA……Page 13
Introduction……Page 14
Chronic Pain and Headache……Page 15
Summary of Pain Management Issues……Page 22
Pathogenesis……Page 25
Pathogenesis of Chronic Pain……Page 26
Common Chronic Pain Conditions……Page 39
Headache……Page 40
Cervical and Lumbar Pain……Page 62
Abdominal Pain……Page 82
Arthritis……Page 97
Neuropathic Pain……Page 117
Myofascial Pain……Page 136
Fibromyalgia……Page 152
Special Groups……Page 170
Pediatric Pain……Page 171
Pregnancy and Pain……Page 189
Geriatrics and Chronic Pain……Page 205
Gender and Ethnic Issues in Chronic Pain……Page 222
Comorbid Conditions……Page 238
Psychological Comorbidity……Page 239
Obesity and Chronic Pain……Page 255
Opioids……Page 269
Opioids in Chronic Pain……Page 270
Appendices……Page 290
Appendix A Rationale Behind Pain Management……Page 294
Appendix B Exercise and Pain Management……Page 298
Appendix C Psychological Pain Management……Page 303
Appendix D Pain Medications……Page 305
Appendix E Chronic Headache……Page 306
Index……Page 320