Author | Cytowic, Richard. author |
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Title | Nerve Block for Common Pain [electronic resource] / by Richard Cytowic |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1990 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8950-7 |
Descript | VII, 96p. 7 illus. online resource |
1 Introduction -- Background -- Misconceptions and Management of Chronic Pain -- Summary -- Further Reading -- 2 The Muscular Origin of Pain -- Basic Concepts -- Clinical Diagnosis and Physical Examination -- Treatment -- Further Reading -- 3 General Techniques and Indications -- General Indications -- Choice and Concentration of Anesthetic Agent -- Preparing the Patient -- Adverse Effects and Contraindications -- 4 Specific Applications -- Blocks for Headache -- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- Intercostal Block for Herpes Zoster -- Low Back Pain -- Stellate Ganglion Sympathetic Block -- 5 Cognitive Aspects of Pain -- Factors That Modulate Pain -- The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) -- Psychological Contributions to Pain -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References