Pain Medicine approaches the management of common chronic pain
conditions using a unique interdisciplinary approach focusing on
multiple facets of patients' clinical presentations. The comprehensive
discussions in each chapter are centered on a vignette that mimics a
fairly typical case presentation. In addition to detailed classical
descriptions of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, prognosis, and
confounding psychosocial factors of each disease entity, the text
provides various interdisciplinary management approaches. The case-based
approach illustrates key clinical points and demonstrates how
practitioners from a variety of disciplines can work together to deliver
optimal patient care. The ACGME criteria for fellowship training in
Pain Medicine calls for an interdisciplinary approach, with required
training and exposure to the fields of Anesthesiology, Neurology,
Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. As this trend
is occurring in private pain clinics and practices as well as in
academic institutions, there is a need for a volume which integrates the
approaches of the various disciplines into a coherent whole to guide
clinicians and trainees in the interdisciplinary management of pain.
With each chapter authored by respected experts in the key specialties
involved with pain management, Pain Medicine is a highly applicable
clinical reference for practitioners, an excellent anchor text for
fellows and residents in training, and a thorough review for initial
board certification as well as maintenance of certification exams.
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