Description
Book SynopsisPain therapy, effective and cost-effective, easy to learn
A highly effective, low-risk pain management therapy to include in your patient services, Injection Therapy in Pain Management provides a practical, step-by-step approach that will allow physicians, including those without extensive prior experience, to manage pain through the injection of local anesthetics. Its clear, symptom-oriented format and detailed directions show how to recognize clinically recurring pain patterns, administer the correct treatment, and manage pain syndromes successfully.
Special Features:
- Precise instructions for implementing injection techniques safely and efficiently - even for more complex pain such as headache and in the shoulder
- Nearly 100 clear anatomic illustrations that use a simple color key to demonstrate injection points and areas of pain distribution - an ideal visual learning aid
- Concise descriptions of indications; differential diagnoses; materials and techniques; insertion points, direction and depth; possible risks and side effects; and concomitant therapies for pain treatment
- A straightforward double-page format with text on one side and anatomic drawings on the facing page for easy mastery of techniques
For all busy clinicians whose aim is to relieve pain quickly and effectively, and add a valuable, cost-effective service to their practice, this atlas-style teaching reference is essential. Orthopedists, sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, and practitioners of manual medicine will find a wealth of information and a "roadmap" of techniques that can be seamlessly integrated into everyday practice.
Table of Contents1 Introduction
Physiology of Pain Development
Therapeutic Possibilities
Methods for Application of Local Anesthetics
Effects of Local Anesthetics
Injection Techniques
Side Effects and Contraindications of Treatments with Local Anesthetics
2 Head
Complex Pain
Temporal/Parietal Headache
Occipitoparietal Headache
Parietal Lock
Occipital Headache
Pain in the Region of the Ear
Treatment through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Temporalis
Masseter and Mandibular Joint
Treatment through Nerves
Supraorbital Nerve
Infraorbital Nerve
Treatment through the Skin
"Crown of Thorns"
3 Cervical Spine
Complex Pain
Nonspecific Neck Pain
Interspinous Neoarthrosis/Irritation of the Interspinales
Treatment through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Levator Scapulae
Sternocleidomastoid
Trapezius
Rectus Capitis Posterior Major and Minor
Treatment through Nerves
Greater and Lesser Occipital Nerve
Treatment through Joints
Cervical Vertebral Joints of the C4–C6 Segments
4 Upper Extremities
Complex Pain
Anterior Shoulder and Subacromial Pain
Pain in the Area of the Coracoid Process
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)
Therapy through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Deltoid
Rhomboid
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Biceps Brachii
Triceps Brachii
Supinator
Trigger Finger
Pain in the Area of the Radial Styloid Process
Pain in the Area of the Ulnar Styloid Process
Tenosynovitis Stenosans
Therapy through Nerves
Suprascapular Nerve
Median Nerve
Intra-articular Therapy
Shoulder Joint (Glenohumeral Joint)
Elbow Joint (Humeroradial/Humeroulnar Joint)
Wrist (Radiocarpal Joint)
Rhizarthrosis and Pain Syndromes of the Thumb Saddle Joint
5 Thorax and Abdomen
Complex Pain
Xiphoid–Sternum–Clavicle Triangle
Interscapular Pain
Therapy through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Pectoralis Major
Sternocostalis
Rectus Abdominis
Transversus Abdominis
Therapy through the Skin
Disorders of the Stomach and the Duodenum
Pancreatic Pain Syndrome
Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes
Dysmenorrhea
Liver and Gallbladder Pain
6 Lumbar Spine and Pelvis
Complex Pain
Lumbago
Piriformis Syndrome
Periarthritis Coxae
Therapy through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Adductors
Painful Long Back Extensors (Longissimus, Iliocostalis)
Therapy through Nerves
Obturator Nerve
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
Therapy through Joints
Lumbar Vertebral Joints
7 Lower Extremities
Complex Pain
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee)
Gracilis and Pes Anserinus Pain Syndromes
Therapy through Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments
Biceps Femoris
Quadriceps Femoris
Triceps Surae
Peronei
Medial Collateral Ligament
Lateral Collateral Ligament
Therapy through Nerves
Infrapatellar Nerve
Tarsal Tunnel and Tibialis Posterior Compartment
Interdigital Nerve (Morton Neuroma)
Calcaneus Pain
Therapy through the Skin
Knee Circle
Medial Meniscus Pain
Lateral Meniscus Pain
Pain along the Tibia
Therapy and Joint Injection
Hip Joint
Knee Joint
Upper Ankle Joint (Talocrural Articulation)
Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint
8 Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Frontoparietal Dysfunction Syndromes
Occipitofrontal Dysfunction Syndromes
