Spine Pain Care A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
This multi-faceted book provides readers with comprehensive guidance to spine pain care. Unique in structure, the contents integrate various specialties involved in spine pain care, thereby bringing in new prospective and expanding readership. This
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Spine Pain Care
Jianren Mao Editor
Spine Pain Care A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
Editor Jianren Mao, MD, PhD Richard J. Kitz Professor of Anesthesia Research Harvard Medical School, Harvard University Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA USA
ISBN 978-3-030-27446-7 ISBN 978-3-030-27447-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27447-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Spine pain refers to pain conditions resulting from spine pathologies including disease, trauma, degeneration, and tumor. Spine pain can also result from changes in the structures adjacent to the spine such as sacroiliac joints and musculoskeletal origins. Spine pain is a primary and significant cause of loss of productivity and high cost of expensive healthcare. Care for spine pain involves multiple medical specialties and is a major focus of contemporary pain management. The issue of spine pain care may also be directly linked to the current nationwide crisis of opioid use and misuse. Although there have been publications and book titles on the topic of spine pain and its management, most of these publications and book titles focus on a singular aspect of spine pain management such as surgery, interventional procedures including imaging books, medication management, psychotherapy, etc. While these publications and book titles may serve individual groups of professionals, these materials lack integration among various specialties involved in spine pain care. The objective of this book is to present multifaceted perspectives regarding spine p
