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Part I : Perspectives of Pain
Chapter 1 : A Brief History of Pain From a Personal Perspective
Chapter 2 : Fibromyalgia : Patient Beliefs and Expectations
Chapter 3 : The Neuroscience of Pain and Analgesia
Chapter 4 : Overview of Pain : Classification and Concepts
Chapter 5 : Culture and Pain
Chapter 6 : Pain and the Family
Chapter 7 : Sex, Gender, and Pain : Clinical and Experimental Findings
Chapter 8 : Racial and Ethnic Issues in Chronic Pain Management : Challenges and Perspectives
Chapter 9 : Assuring the Quality of Pain Services : Assessing Outcomes
Chapter 10 : Chronic Pain and Addiction
Chapter 11 : Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain : Cautions, Concerns, Misconceptions, and Potential Myths

Part II : Discipline-Specific Approaches
Chapter 12 : The Role of Nursing in Pain Management
Chapter 13 : Allopathic Specialties
Chapter 14 : Pain Management in Dentistry
Chapter 15 : Podiatric Medicine and the Painful Heel
Chapter 16 : Chronic Spinal Pain : Mechanisms and a Role for Spinal Manual Medical Approaches to Therapy and Management
Chapter 17 : Occupational Therapy
Chapter 18 : Physical Therapy and Pain Management
Chapter 19 : Social Work
Chapter 20 : Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 21 : The Pharmacist Role in Pain Management
Chapter 22 : The Role of the Chaplain

Part III : Common Pain Problems
Chapter 23 : Acute Pain Management
Chapter 24 : Neuropathic Pain
Chapter 25 : Primary Headache Disorders
Chapter 26 : Post-Traumatic Headache : Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment
Chapter 27 : Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Chapter 28 : Abdominal Pain
Chapter 29 : Fundamental Concepts in the Diagnosis of Low Back Pain
Chapter 30 : Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chapter 31 : Urologic Pain
Chapter 32 : Rheumatologic Pain
Chapter 33 : Orthopedic Pain
Chapter 34 : Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Chapter 35 : Fibromyalgia
Chapter 36 : Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Types I and II
Chapter 37 : HIV and AIDS Pain
Chapter 38 : Injuries From Motor Vehicle Accidents
Chapter 39 : Diagnosis and Management of Electrical Injury

Part IV : Diagnostic Tests and Evaluations
Chapter 40 : Psychological Assessment Tools in Clinical Pain Management
Chapter 41 : Laboratory Testing in Pain Disorders
Chapter 42 : Functional Capacity Evaluations
Chapter 43 : Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Chapter 44 : Electrodiagnosis
Chapter 45 : SEMG : Objective Methodology in Muscular Dysfunction Investigation and Rehabilitation
Chapter 46 : Impairment and Disability Determination

Part V : Behavioral Approaches
Chapter 47 : The Biopsychosocial Perspective : Psychiatric Disorders and Related Issues in Pain Management
Chapter 48 : Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Pain Management
Chapter 49 : Relaxation and Biofeedback Self-Management for Pain
Chapter 50 : Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Pain Management
Chapter 51 : Hypnotherapeutic Advances in Pain Management
Chapter 52 : Clinical Applications of Interactive Guided Imagery for Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Pain

Part VI : Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 53 : Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 54 : Opioids Used in Primary Care for the Management of Pain : A Pharmacologic, Pharmacotherapeutic, and Pharmacodynamic Overview
Chapter 55 : Natural Supplements in Pain Management : A Primer and Evidence-Based Review
Chapter 56 : The Role of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Pain Management

Part VII : Procedures and Techniques
Chapter 57 : Guidelines for Practice of Interventional Techniques
Chapter 58 : Evidence for the Use of Interventional Techniques for Chronic Spinal Pain
Chapter 59 : Psychological Evaluation in Interventional Pain Practice
Chapter 60 : Epidural Steroid Injections
Chapter 61 : Sympathetic Neural Blockade in the Evaluation and Treatment of Pain
Chapter 62 : Pain Management with Regenerative Injection Therapy
Chapter 63 : Cervical Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 64 : Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 65 : Lumbar Facet Joint Interventions
Chapter 66 : Cervical Discography
Chapter 67 : Thoracic Discography
Chapter 68 : Lumbar Discography
Chapter 69 : Intradiscal Therapies
Chapter 70 : Percutaneous Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions and Hypertonic Saline Neurolysis
Chapter 71 : Endoscopic Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions
Chapter 72 : Cryoneurolysis : Principles and Practice
Chapter 73 : Endoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques
Chapter 74 : Spinal Cord Stimulation
Chapter 75 : Intrathecal Pumps

Part VIII : Integrative and Complementary Approaches
Chapter 76 : Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chapter 77 : Aromatherapy for Pain Relief
Chapter 78 : Homeopathy
Chapter 79 : Clinical Applications of Massage Therapy in Pain Management
Chapter 80 : Interdisciplinary Approaches to Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Chapter 81 : Role of Naturopathy in Pain Management

Part IX : Electrical and Magnetic Therapies
Chapter 82 : Electromedicine
Chapter 83 : Electric Nerve Blocks
Chapter 84 : Static Magnetic Therapy for Pain

Part X : Special Populations
Chapter 85 : Recurrent and Chronic Pediatric Pain
Chapter 86 : Procedural and Perioperative Pain Management for Children
Chapter 87 : Occupational Medicine for the Pain Physician
Chapter 88 : Pain Management and Geriatrics
Chapter 89 : Hospice, Cancer Pain Management, and Symptom Control

Part XI : Legal and Ethical Considerations
Chapter 90 : Ethics : History and Theory
Chapter 91 : Bioethics and Pain
Chapter 92 : Legal Considerations in Pain Management
Chapter 93 : Law Enforcement and Regulatory Issues
Chapter 94 : Controlled Substances and Risk Management
Chapter 95 : Take Action : Be a Pain Management Advocate - A Quick How-to Guide for Health Care Professionals

Part XII : Beliefs, Religion and Spirituality
Chapter 96 : The Problem of Pain for the Healer and the Art of Healing
Chapter 97 : Assessing Patient Spirituality : A Compelling Avenue for New Discovery
Chapter 98 : Religion and Spirituality in Pain Management
Chapter 99 : The Role of Prayer in Pain Management

Part XIII : Practice Issues
Chapter 100 : Concepts of Multidisciplinary Pain Management
Chapter 101 : Implementing a Pain Management Program
Chapter 102 : Interdisciplinary Pain Management Programs : The American Academy of Pain Management Model
Chapter 103 : Starting a Pain Clinic
Chapter 104 : Going Insurance Free

Appendix A : Code of Ethics
Appendix B : Patient's Bill of Rights
Appendix C : American Academy of Pain Management Credentialing
Appendix D : Overview of Academy Services and Products