Overview
- State of the art text that covers both chronic and neuropathic pains by world’s experts
- Provides both pharmacologic and interventional interventions on pain
- Provides up-to-date regenerative interventions on pain especially on the topic on alpha-2-macroglobulin
Part of the book series: Contemporary Rheumatology (CR)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Understanding Chronic and Neuropathic Pain
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Pathophysiology
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Age and Pain
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Clinical Matters
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Management of Chronic and Neuropathic Pains
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About this book
This book is an in depth guide to chronic and neuropathic pain. The issue of chronic and neuropathic pain is very prevalent, yet only a fraction of the symptoms and root causes, as well as potential treatment plans, are properly understood. Additionally, less than half of cases are accurately identified and properly treated. The existing drugs, although classified as very strong and powerful, cannot provide lasting relief to chronic and neuropathic pain. Thus, with all the unique features of this condition, this book presents a systematic way of diagnosing and approaching this condition so every practitioner can appropriately treat their patients.
In addition to introducing key concepts, like classification of chronic pain and the challenges patients and practitioners face when dealing with and treating chronic and neuropathic pain, this book also covers different syndromes that can lead to neuropathic pains. It discusses how to monitor progress by using outcome measures, the presence of chronic and neuropathic pain in children and young adults, and the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain as it relates to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Interestingly, the latter is not presently addressed except with the usual pain drugs for general pain—this book aims to revolutionize the approach to chronic and neuropathic pain by exploring it separately from the clinical approach to general pain. It is interesting to note that these cytokines require a specific mode of action if we want to neutralize them in our system, and this concept will be discussed in the regenerative intervention sections. Since it is so necessary to address the many factors to chronic and neuropathic pain as laid out in the proposed table of contents, it is also critical include as varied authors as possible to address this condition from all areas being covered. The team assembled to author the chapters included in this text come from diverse backgrounds of practice and clinical and research interests, from physical medicine and rehabilitation to anesthesiology to radiology and interventional pain medicine.
This is an ideal guide for all clinicians caring for patients with chronic and neuropathic pain.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Yasser El Miedany, MD FRCP. Professor Canterbury Christ Church University. Senior clinical lecturer King’s college, Fellow of the Academy of Medical education. Consultant rheumatologist. Vast experience in medical and academic research. Has several publication including published books, chapters, review articles and research studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Chronic and Neuropathic Pain
Editors: Jeimylo de Castro, Yasser El Miedany
Series Title: Contemporary Rheumatology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10687-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10686-6Published: 22 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10689-7Published: 22 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10687-3Published: 21 September 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-7531
Series E-ISSN: 2662-754X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 407
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Rheumatology, Pain Medicine