Patients with chronic pain present a unique set of challenges to the primary care clinician. In this updated book, leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, offers practical and succinct evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of pain.

Practical, clear, and succinct new edition Updated, evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment Additional chapters on risk management; pain syndromes in the shoulder, upper extremity, and lower extremity; and cancer and end-of-life pain

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Chronic Pain and Headache Overview.- Summary of Pain Management Issues: Frequent Concerns in Treating Chronic Pain Patients.- Risk Management in Chronic Pain Practice.- Pathogenesis.- Physiology of Chronic Pain.- Common Chronic Pain Conditions.- Headache.- Neck and Upper Extremity Pain.- Back and Lower Extremity Pain.- Abdominal Pain.- Arthritis.- Neuropathic Pain.- Myofascial Pain.- Fibromyalgia.- Cancer Pain.- Special Groups.- Pediatric Pain.- Pregnancy and Pain.- Geriatrics and Chronic Pain.- Gender and Ethnic Differences in Pain Experience.- Chronic Pain Treatment.- Lifestyle and Psychological Issues.- Analgesics and Opioids.- Managing Pain at End of Life.- Appendices: Patient Educational Materials.