Atlas of Pain Injection Techniques

by Maeve O'Connor and Stephan Abram

A highly illustrated, practical guide with easy-to-follow descriptions of pain injection techniques. It will give special advice on how to achieve a successful block and how to avoid and manage potential problems. The techniques will be described in a systematic way using the following template: Anatomy of StructuresEquipmentDrugsPosition of PatientNeedle Puncture and TechniqueConfirmation of a Successful BlockSpecial Tips on How to Achieve a Successful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044306380X
• ISBN13: 9780443063800
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent practical guide to interventions for chronic pain

This is a highly practical step-bystep guide to procedures for chronic pain. It is suitable for the practicing pain physician, the anesthesiologist with an interest in chronic pain and to residents in training. It gives helpful tips on the achievement of a successful injection as well as valuable advice on how to avoid problems. This atlas is divided into sections involving injections of joints, muscles, somatic nerve blocks and autonomic nerve blocks. As well as that there is an added section on the successful application of TENS. Appendices are also helpful with dermatomes, myotomes and equipment descriptions.Altoghther a very helpful book to have in any pain clinic library.