1. History of Interventional Pain Medicine
Published Online: 4 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118300480.ch1
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons Limited
Book Title
Pain-Relieving Procedures: The Illustrated Guide
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How to Cite
Raj, P. P. and Erdine, S. (2012) History of Interventional Pain Medicine, in Pain-Relieving Procedures: The Illustrated Guide, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118300480.ch1
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 SEP 2012
- Published Print: 20 JUL 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470670385
Online ISBN: 9781118300480
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Keywords:
- interventional pain medicine, and history;
- new sub-specialty under pain medicine, as interventional pain medicine;
- Melzack and Wall's gate control theory, and dorsal column stimulators;
- dorsal column stimulators, in chronic neuropathic/vascular pain;
- deep brain stimulation, uncertainty in terms of efficacy of pain relief;
- new treatment techniques, as byproduct of pain-related research;
- pain management, diagnosis, rehabilitation of singular sensory symptom;
- pain specialists, and an understanding of conditions causing pain;
- the ABA in the US, pain management as a subspecialty of anesthesiology;
- pain medicine education disparity, to be addressed
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Formative years
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Pain mechanisms
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Establishment of interventional pain medicine
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Defining a pain specialist
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Education and training of interventional pain physicians
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Competency and certification of pain physicians
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Present status of interventional pain medicine
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Pain societies and education
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Credentialing
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The World Institute of Pain
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Conclusion
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Further reading