Treatment of Chronic Pain by Interventional Approaches

Part I. Anatomy and Physiology of Pain
1. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Pain
2. Spinal Targets for Interventional Pain Management
3. Functional Anatomy and Imaging of the Spine
Part II. Neural Blockade and Neurolysis Blocks
4. Local Anesthetics
5. Neurolytic Agents
6. Cryoanalgesia
7. Radiofrequency: Conventional and Pulsed
8. Atlanto-Axial and Atlanto-Occipital Joints Injection in the Treatment of Headaches and Neck Pain
9. Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
10. Occipital Nerve Block
11. Neural Blockade for Trigeminal Neuralgia
12. Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block
13. Cervical Plexus Block
14. Stellate Ganglion Blockade
15. Epidural (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Caudal) Block/Injections
16. Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
17. Facet Injections and Radiofrequency Denervation
18. Intercostal Nerve Blocks
19. Intrapleural Catheters
20. Epidural Lysis of Adhesions: Percutaneous and Endoscopic Techniques
21. Thoracic and Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Block and Neurolysis
22. Celiac Plexus, Splanchnic Nerve Block, and Neurolysis
23. Superior Hypogastric Plexus, Ganglion Impar Blocks, and Neurolysis
24. Peripheral Neurolysis
25. Central Neuraxial Neurolysis
26. Provocative Discography
27. Brachial Plexus Block
28. Suprascapular Nerve Block
29. Intradiscal Annuloplasty for the Treatment of Discogenic Pain
30. Percutaneous Disc Decompression
31. The Racz Procedure: Lysis of Epidural Adhesions (Percutaneous Neuroplasty)
32. Sacroiliac Joint Injection and Radiofrequency Denervation
33. Vertebral Augmentation: Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
34. Piriformis Injection
35. Botulinum Toxin in the Management of Painful Conditions
36. Emerging Imaging Tools for Interventional Pain
Part III. Neuromodulation
37. A History of Neurostimulation
38. Stimulation of the Peripheral Nerve and Peripheral Nerve Field
39. Spinal Cord Stimulation
40. Brain Stimulation for Pain
41. Motor Cortex Stimulation
42. Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Control of

Timothy S. Deer, MD

Editor-in-Chief

President and CEO

The Center for Pain Relief

Charleston, WV USA

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Charleston, WV USA



Michael S. Leong, MD

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Clinic Chief

Stanford Pain Management Center

Redwood City, CA USA

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA USA



Associate Editors, Interventional Approaches

Asokumar Buvanendran, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL USA
Director
Orthopedic Anesthesia
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL USA



Philip S. Kim, MD
Medical Director
Center for Interventional Pain & Spine
Newark, DE USA



Sunil J. Panchal, MD
President
National Institute of Pain
Lutz, FL USA

"This is a neuromodulation textbook of neurosurgical approaches to chronic pain syndromes. ... I recommend this book for neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, neurologists, and those of us who work in Pain Management. Residents and fellows could also benefit from this text/atlas." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, July, 2015)

"This compendium of interventional techniques for the management of chronic pain conditions focuses primarily on the procedural aspects. ... The audience is interventionist pain physicians, and both in training and experienced pain physicians will find it helpful. ... This is a nice book that covers most pain procedures. ... Compared to other procedure oriented books, this one has more text, more practical tips, and covers a wider array of procedures." (Tariq M. Malik, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2015)