ATLAS OF IMPLANTABLE THERAPIES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT

From reviews of the First Edition: "For the practitioner new to the field of implantable therapies, this book shows the scope of this particular branch of pain medicine. It is full of good advice on techniques and how to avoid complications." British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology "All practicing pain physicians, whether their background is in anesthesia or neurosurgery, will find [this atlas] very useful...beautifully written and well-illustrated with x-ray images and pictures...a must-read for every pain fellow and a very useful one for every pain physician." Doody's Review Service Now in its Second Edition, this atlas remains an essential guide to the treatment of pain using neuromodulation and is written for all implanters, from beginners to the most advanced practitioners. It has been significantly expanded with many brand new chapters and figures and thoroughly updated to address new techniques, targets, waveforms, and concepts that have emerged since publication of the last edition and now provides even more detailed coverage of patient safety, including infection control and reduction of bleeding risks.
The new and returning physicians who have collaborated on the Second Edition are world-class in their research, clinical expertise, and ethics of practice. They have endeavored to make each segment of the atlas a great learning event through careful integration of extensive photographs, illustrations, and detailed instructions and to create a resource that helps to improve practice and enhance outcomes while complementing fellowship training, peer-to-peer experiences, and hands-on continuing medical education.

Table of contents (43 chapters)
1.History of Neurostimulation
2.Patient Selection
3.Disease Indications
4.Preoperative Evaluation for Spinal Cord Stimulation
5.Perioperative Precautions for Infection Control
6.Needle Placement for Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Back and Legs
7.Physician-Guided Lead Placement: Driving the Lead to the Target Location
8.Stimulation of the Spinal Cord by Placement of Surgical-Based Paddle Leads
9.Programming Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems
10.Anchoring Percutaneous Leads During Permanent Device Placement
11.Tunneling Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems
12.Pocketing Techniques for Spinal Cord Stimulation and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
13.Wound Closure
14.Wound Healing
15.Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
16.Stimulation of the Nervous System to Treat Neuropathic Pain of the Foot
17.Sacral Nerve Root Stimulation for the Treatment of Pelvic and Rectal Pain
18.Selective Nerve Root Stimulation: Facilitating the Cephalocaudal “Retrograde” Method of Electrode Insertion
19.Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Anterior Abdominal Pain
20.Electromyographic/Somatosensory-Evoked Potential Monitoring During Thoracolumbar Spinal Cord Stimulation
21.Electromyographic/Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring During Sacral Neuromodulation
22.The Future of Neurostimulation
23.Spinal Cord Stimulation of the Dorsal Root Ganglion for the Treatment of Pain
24.High-Frequency Stimulation of the Spinal Cord
25.Burst Stimulation: An Innovative Waveform Strategy for Spinal Cord Stimulation
26.Stimulation of the Extraspinal Peripheral Nervous System
27.Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Knee Pain
28.Neurostimulation of the Upper Extremity by Conventional Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
29.Ultrasound Guidance for the Placement of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Devices
30.High-Frequency Electric Nerve Block to Treat Postamputation Pain
31.Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Miniaturization
32.Neurostimulation: Stimulation of the Cranium and Head: Stimulation of the Deep Brain for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
33.Stimulation of the Motor Cortex to Treat Chronic Pain
34.Stimulation of the Peripheral Nervous System: Occipital Techniques for the Treatment of Occipital Neuritis and Transformed Migraine
35.History of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
36.Selection and Indications for Intrathecal Pump Placement
37.Placement of Intrathecal Needle and Catheter for Chronic Infusion
38.Securing and Anchoring Permanent Intrathecal Catheters
39.Tunneling Permanent Intrathecal Catheters
40.Pocketing for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems
41.Drug Selection for Intrathecal Drug Delivery
42.Intrathecal Pump Refills
43.Complications of Intrathecal Drug Delivery