Main description:

At last-a single, convenient reference on this interventional pain management technique, covering all recent advances in this fast-changing field. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Comprehensive Guide is a one-stop resource offering practical guidance on performing a wide array of pain-relieving procedures using office-based ultrasound-guided techniques, fluoroscopy, and more. Concise and user-friendly, this easy-to-use guide helps physicians deliver safe, accurate, and cost-effective care by demonstrating how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising stimulation technique, locate the site with precision, and provide effective pain relief.

Offers clear guidance on peripheral nerve stimulation procedures for patients with chronic pain, incorporating all clinically useful imaging modalities.

Illustrates the anatomical targets for each procedure and the appropriate placement of wireless micro devices.

Presents information in an easy-to-follow, consistent format: anatomy; diagnosis by history, exam, imaging, and diagnostic block; indications for PNS; contraindications for PNS; and techniques.

Provides superb visual guidance with clinically relevant anatomic drawings, color line drawings, clinical photographs, and ultrasound images.

Discusses the risks and benefits of each procedure, highlights potential pitfalls, and offers clinical pearls on how to avoid them.

Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS/CONTENT STRUCTURE (INCLUDE AVAILABLE CONTRIBUTOR INFO)

History of neuromodulation and PNS
Peripheral nerve entrapment
PNS mechanism of action (with focus on wireless technology)
Surgical tools
Surgical technique (keeping in mind this can be done using several systems)
Patient education and preparation (diagnostic block, psych, trial, implant)
Occipital nerves
Trigeminal nerve and its branches
Suprascapular/axillary nerve
Brachial plexus
Ulnar nerve
Median nerve
Radial nerve
Intercostal nerves
Ilioinguinal/iliohyppogastric nerve
Genitofemoral nerve
Superior cluneal nerve
Middle cluneal nerve
Inferior cluneal nerve
Pudendal nerves
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Femoral nerve
Sciatic nerve
Genicular nerves/IPS
Peroneal nerves
Saphenous nerve
Posterior tibial nerve
Sural nerve