General Medical Information

Bonica’s MANAGEMENT of PAIN

John D. Loeser, M.D.
Stephen H. Butler, M.D.
C. Richard Chapman, Ph.D.
Dennis C. Turk, Ph.D.

PART I Basic Considerations of Pain

PART II Evaluation of the Pain Patient

PART III Generalized Pain Syndromes
SECTION A. Neuropathic Pains
SECTION B. Psychological Contributions to Pain
SECTION C. Vascular, Cutaneous, and Musculoskeletal Pains
SECTION D. Pain in Malignant Diseases
SECTION E. Acute Pains
SECTION F. Pain in the Young and Elderly

PART IV Regional Pains
SECTION A. Pain in the Head
SECTION B. Pain in Neck, Shoulder, and Arm
SECTION C. Pain in the Chest
SECTION D. Abdominal Pain
SECTION E. Pain in Pelvis, Perineum, and Genitalia
SECTION F. Pain in Low Back, Hips, and Lower Extremities

PART V Methods for Symptomatic Control
SECTION A. General Considerations
SECTION B. Pharmacologic Therapies
SECTION C. Psychological Techniques
SECTION D. Physical Therapeutic Modalities
SECTION E. Implanted Electrical Stimulators
SECTION F. Regional Anesthesia/Analgesia
SECTION G. Ablative Neurosurgical Operations
SECTION H. Multidisciplinary Multimodal Pain Management Programs