This book fills the gap in knowledge and patient care by showing spine surgeons how to integrate pain management techniques into their practice. This book is the first book of its kind, in tune with current efforts of the major neurosurgical and neuromodulation societies (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Neuromodulation Society, International Society of Neuromodulation) and leading makers of neuromodulation equipment (Medtronic, St. Jude) to educate spine surgeons on the management of their patients' post-surgical pain. Designed as an all-in-one volume, the book explains how to identify candidates for pain treatment and when to refer them to specialists; present how-to clinical information on approaches to managing pain, from the medical to the interventional; and provide practical business guidance on coding, reimbursement, and so forth.
Feature:
First book to show spine surgeons how to integrate pain management into their practice
Covers spectrum of approaches to pain management, from medical to interventional
Guidance on when to refer to a pain physicianCoding, reimbursement, and other practice management nuts and bolts
Contents
Part One Identification and Management of Pain Patients

Chapter 1 Identification of the Pain Patient
Alexios G. Carayannopoulos
Chapter 2 Role of Spinal Surgery in Pain Management
George M. Ghobrial, Alexander Vaccaro, and James S. Harrop
Chapter 3 Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Youngwon Youn, Heather C. Smith, and Julie G. Pilitsis
Chapter 4 Cervical Pain Syndromes
Bryan C. Hoelzer
Chapter 5 Revision Surgery and Alternative Treatment Options for Recurrent Pain Following Spinal Surgery
Aleka Scoco, Jonathan P. Miller, and Jennifer A. Sweet
Chapter 6 Considerations for Neuromodulation
Jeffrey S. Berger
Part Two Integrating Pain into Practice

Chapter 7 Practice Setup
Steven M. Falowski
Chapter 8 Referral Networks
Jason E. Pope
Chapter 9 Integration of Specialties
Steven M. Falowski
Chapter 10 Coding and Reimbursement for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Jason E. Pope and Steven M. Falowski

Part Three Pain Management Therapies

Chapter 11 Medications Used for the Treatment of Back Pain
Jonathan D. Carlson, Joshua Peloquin, and Steven M. Falowski
Chapter 12 Interventional Procedures
Daniel A. Fung and Timothy T. Davis
Chapter 13 Neuromodulation
Kasra Amirdelfan

Chapter 14 Intrathecal Therapy for Chronic Spine Pain
Melinda M. Lawrence and Salim M. Hayek

Part Four Surgical Pain Therapies

Chapter 15 Epidural Paddle Placement for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Peter G. Campbell and Steven M. Falowski
Chapter 16 Percutaneous Placement
Konstantin V. Slavin and Dali Yin
Chapter 17 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation - Cervical Syndromes
Joshua M. Rosenow
Chapter 18 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Axial Pain Syndromes
W. Porter McRoberts
Chapter 19 Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Surgical Technique
William S. Rosenberg
Chapter 20 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
Ronil V. Chandra, Tony Goldschlager, Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, Joshua A. Hirsch
Chapter 21 Emerging Technology in Neuromodulation: Waveforms and New Targets in Spinal Cord Stimulation
Timothy R. Deer and Chong H. Kim
Authors
Dr. Falowski is a neurosurgeon at St. Luke's University Health Network in Allentown, PA where he practices functional and general neurosurgery. He is an active member of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) where he serves as Scientific Program Chair, co-editor of the newsletter, director of the spinal course stimulator workshop, and abstract reviewer. He also serves as member of the joint Congress of Neurological Surgery / American Association of Neurological Surgery Coding & Reimbursement Committee.
Dr. Pope, a Springer author, is a Cleveland Clinic-trained pain physician and anesthesiologist who prior to joining Dr. Timothy Deer's Center for Pain Relief, Charleston, WV as a physician partner taught at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia's 2014 Faculty Cadaver Section and editor and writer of the American Society of Anesthesiologist's Self-Assessment Module on Pain Medicine, an online course in the ASA's Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology offerings. With Dr. Deer, Dr. Pope is currently co-editing Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions: A Comprehensive Quick Reference Handbook.