• Presents a wealth of information in a clearly written, easily accessible manner, enabling you to effectively assess and draw up an optimal treatment plan for patients with acute or chronic pain.
• Takes a practical, multidisciplinary approach, making key concepts and techniques easier to apply to everyday practice.
• Shares the knowledge and expertise of global contributors on all facets of pain management, from general principles to specific management techniques.
• Discusses the latest, best management techniques, including joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapies, and new pharmacologic agents such as topical analgesics.
• Covers recent global developments regarding opioid induced hyperalgesia, neuromodulation and pain management, and identification of specific targets for molecular based pain.
• Includes current information on the use of cannabinoids in pain management and related regulatory, professional, and legal considerations.
• Includes the latest guidelines on facet injections and safety of contrast agents.
• Provides new, evidence-based critical analysis on treatment modality outcomes and the latest information on chronic pain as a result of surgical interventions.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

By Honorio Benzon, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and Promotions, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; James P. Rathmell, MD, Leroy D. Vandam Professor of Anaesthesia, Head of the Department of Anaesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital,Boston, Massachussetts; Christopher L. Wu, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Dennis Turk, PhD, John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research, University of Washington School of Medicine; Director, Center for Pain Research on Impact, Measurement, And Effectiveness (C-PRIME), Seattle, Washington; Charles E. Argoff, MD, Professor of Neurology, Director, Comprehensive Pain Management Center, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY and Robert W Hurley, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina; Edited by Andrea L Nicol, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas