Interventional Pain Management

The New Edition of this clinically focused text provides current, readable how-todescriptions of pain management techniques as well as the most up-to-date information on the anatomy and physiology of pain, patient evaluation and selection, pharmacology, and treatments. The 2nd Edition includes many new chapters, updated references, and numerous other revisions to reflect the latest advances in the specialty.

Easiest text to use, with a step by step how to do itapproach

Now features CPT codes and relative values for billing of all procedures

Sixteen new chapters including: laboratory testing, discography, non-opiate analgesics, percutaneous laser discectomy, and cyanomethacrealate resin injection, and much more

New blocks featured include: trigemianal nerve, vagus nerve block, phrenic nerve block, spinal accessory nerve block, cervical fact block, brachial plexus block, and much more!

Many new illustrations drawn for this edition

Offers 18 new chapters on hot new topics such as IDET discography bracial plexus block lumbar facet block and neurolysis percutaneous vertebroplasty percutaneous las disectomy and much more.

Features completely revised clinical chapters that reflect current clinical thinking on the use of interventional pain management therapy.

Presents an armamentarium of resources useful in fighting inappropriate claims denials, including current CPT-4 billing codes, a Society for Pain Practice Management relative value for each procedure, and a comprehensive list of scientific references supporting the use of interventional pain management techniques.