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Listed below are various documents related to pain treatment that might be useful to physicians. All files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format for easy viewing and printing. To download a file onto your computer, please "right-click" (or control-click) on the name of the file, then select "Save file" or "Download file" from the pop-up menu.

TypeNameSizeDescription
Fibromyalgia.pdf528 KBDescription of the history, criteria and mechanisms of fibromyalgia
Implantables4Pain.pdf8.1 MBAbout implantable technologies, spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal therapies for pain. When to use; how to use
MIN_INVASIVE_SPINE.pdf98.4 MBDescription of possible mini-invasive procedures for spinal painful disorders. Why and when to use challenge discography
Neurobiology_of_Pain.pdf15.3 MBWhat is nociception? How does it differ from neuropathic pain? A full description of the neurobiology of normal pain.
pain_in_the_elderly.pdf15.5 MBEpidemiology of pain in the elderly and how to treat
PAIN_MEDICINE_4_PCPS.pdf3.8 MBWhat is pain? What are the goals of pain therapy? What are the treatment options for chronic pain and how do you use the tools available to treat pain?
Pain_Treatment_Continuum.pdf136 KBTreatment options for chronic pain and how and when to use the "tools of the trade" to treat
SCS_AND_VISCERAL_PAIN.pdf4.8 MBThe neurobiology of visceral pain and rationale for the use of spinal cord stimulation to treat visceral painful disorder.
SCS_ANGINA.pdf7.2 MBThe neurobiology of angina and rationale for the use of spinal cord stimulation to treat angina. Discussion of literature on SCS for angina and presentation of a possible treatment algorithm including SCS.
SCS_MECHANISMS.pdf100 KBWhy does SCS work. A review of the literature
Use_of_Membrane.pdf316 KBWhy do we use antidepressants and anti epileptic drugs to treat chronic painful disorders? A discussion of common mechanisms of pain, mood disorder and epilepsy and common treatments.


For Patients

Listed below are various documents that might be useful to current or prospective patients. All files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format for easy viewing and printing. To download a file onto your computer, please "right-click" (or control-click) on the name of the file, then select "Save file" or "Download file" from the pop-up menu.

TypeNameSizeDescription
Implantables4patients.pdf5.5 MBAbout implantable technologies, spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal therapies for pain. When to use; how to use
Interventional_Pain_Manag.pdf300 KBDescription of possible mini-invasive procedures for spinal painful disorders. Why and when to use challenge discography
MY_BACK_PAIN.pdf29.3 MBThe causes and treatments of back and neck pain
Neurobiology-painforweb.pdf8.1 MBWhat is pain? And, what are the normal body mechanisms that result in pain?
PPTC_NEW_PATIENT_PACKET.pdf300 KBForms and information for new patients.
Pharmacologic_Strategies.pdf240 KBMedication management of pain
Tools_of_the_trade.pdf124 KBTreatment options for pain