Clinical Pain Management

Pain has many dimensions; biological, psychological and social. All of these warrant attention in clinical management and research. Despite advances in pain management and understanding, chronic pain in particular continues to be a major health concern. Many challenging problems persist in our efforts to understand and manage chronic pain. This revised and updated second edition of Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide draws attention to the challenges that exist for people living with chronic pain conditions, for the clinician trying to provide effective management of the patient’s pain, for the scientist seeking to unravel the mechanisms underlying pain, and for society as a whole.

This book offers the opportunity for clinicians to improve their knowledge about pain and apply that knowledge for the benefit of their patients. This second edition has built upon the first edition, which was distinctive in its integration of the clinical, psychosocial and basic science topics related to the different types of pain and their management. With up-to-date information throughout the 44 chapters of this second edition, this book provides a valuable resource about pain from a variety of perspectives.

Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, will be particularly valuable not only for clinicians to help them assist with their patients experiencing an acute pain or suffering from chronic pain, but also for scientists who wish to gain more insights into these pain conditions and their underlying processes.

About the Editors

Mary E. Lynch, MD, FRCPC, Founder (Pain Medicine) is a Clinician, Researcher and Entrepreneur who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of people living with chronic pain conditions. She is a Professor of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia and a Founder of Pain Medicine at the Royal College Physicians and Surgeons, Canada.

Kenneth D. Craig, OC, PhD, FCAHS is a Clinician/Scientist focused upon psychosocial features of acute and chronic pain published in over 250 peer-reviewed papers, edited chapters in professional and scientific volumes, and books. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of British Columbia.

Philip H. Peng, MBBS, FRCPC, Founder (Pain Medicine) is a Clinical Professor in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a leader, researcher and educator in pain medicine as well as a pioneer in the application of ultrasound for pain medicine. His innovative research led to new procedures in pain intervention. He received numerous international and national awards and was granted the Founder of Pain Medicine at the Royal College Physicians and Surgeons, Canada. He has edited 8 books and published 240 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.