Guide to Chronic Pain Syndromes, Headache, and Facial Pain: Clinician’s Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain (Volume 2)

As headache and facial pain are two of the most common medical complaints, it is essential that clinicians are well equipped to handle these issues. Clinician’s Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain is designed for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice―whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting. Features: Presents the advice of 12 experts with considerable experience in headache and facial pain management Contains evidence-based chapters derived from past successes and failures and including clear, concise statistical outcomes Reviews both traditional and alternative interdisciplinary and interventional pain management therapies to help practitioners choose the best treatment or combination of treatments for their patients Offers broad-based coverage of all types of headaches and facial pain syndromes from facial neuralgias to post-traumatic headache Includes additional chapters on opioid usage and legal aspects of treatment help to prepare practitioners for a range of possible scenarios Devoted exclusively to managing chronic headache and facial pain, this book is an essential resource for clinicians.

As headache and facial pain are two of the most common medical complaints of mankind, it is essential that clinicians are well equipped to handle these issues. Devoted exclusively to managing chronic headache and facial pain, this is the go-to guide for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice-whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting.

How this resource will help you most effectively treat chronic headache and facial pain:

EVIDENCE-BASED CHAPTERS - derived from past successes and failures and including clear, concise statistical outcomes for both traditional and alternative interdisciplinary and interventional pain management therapies help you choose the best treatment-or combination of treatments-for your patients

AUTHORITATIVE CLINICAL GUIDANCE - 12 experts with considerable experience in headache and facial pain management give you the advice you trust to implement in your practice

COMPLETE COVERAGE - of all types of headaches and facial pain syndromes-from facial neuralgias to post-traumatic headache-provides you with the essential data you need to make accurate diagnoses and provide the most effective, targeted treatments

SPECIAL TOPICS - including opioid usage and legal aspects of treatment help to prepare you for every possible situation-from psychological to social-so that you can best care for all of your patients' varied needs Migraine / Cady/Farmer Tension type headache / Mathew/Peterlin Posttraumatic headache / Jay Cervicogenic headache / Taylor Cluster headache / Freitag Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias / Klasser Trigeminal neuralgia / Jay Persistent idiopathic facial pain / Jaeger Orofacial pain syndromes and other facial neuralgias / Jay Non-opiate analgesics and adjuvants / Jay Opioid medications and correct medical usage : an update / Jay Antidepressant medications (ADMs) / Jay Anticonvulsant medications / Jay Psychological aspects of chronic non-cancer pain / Jay/Cox Neuropsychological aspects of neuropathic pain / Cox Interdisciplinary treatment of chronic non-cancer pain / Jay Interventional pain medicine in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain : an update / Jay Acupuncture / Dorsher Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of chronic pain / Halperin. Devoted specifically to managing chronic headache and facial pain, this book is the go-to guide for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice; whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting. It contains evidence based chapters and an authoritative clinical guidance, providing essential support