Machine generated contents note: 1 UNCOVERING THE MYSTERIES OF CHRONIC
The Chronic Undertreatment of Chronic Pain 3
Pathways of Pain: How Your Body Gets the Message 4
How Your Body Modulates Pain Naturally 5
How We Think About and Feel Pain 9
Variations in the Way We Perceive Pain 10
When the System Runs Amok: Sensitization 11
Referred Pain: Why the Cause Is Not Always Near the Effect 13
Test-Negative Pain: When the Cause Can't Be Seen 14
Key Points in Getting Your Pain Correctly Diagnosed 16
2 CONTROLLING PAIN WITHOUT MEDICATION
Nonmedical Pain Management 25
Alternative and Complementary Medicine 33
Key Points About Nonmedical Pain Management 38
3 MEDICATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PAIN
The Challenge of Finding the Drug That Works 41
Treating Pain with Narcotics 50
Key Points About Medication for Pain 63
4 HEADACHES FROM HELL AND OTHER PAINS
Migraines: Stop Pounding on My Head 65
Cluster Headaches: Get That Ice Pick out of My Eye! 69
Tension Headaches: Please Loosen the Headband! 71
Rebound Headaches: The Cure Is Killing Me 71
Post-traumatic Headaches 72
When to See a Headache Specialist 73
Jaws: Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ) 76
Key Points About Head Pain 84
5 TREATING PAINFUL MUSCLES, BONES, AND JOINTS
When Painful Muscles Signal a Deeper Problem 89
The Enigma of Fibromyalgia 90
Osteoarthritis: Wear and Tear on the Joints 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Body at War with Itself 94
Osteoporosis: The Pain of Disintegrating Bones 95
Key Points About Musculoskeletal Pain 100
6 YOUR ACHING BACK: PAIN FROM HEAD TO TOE
How Wear and Tear Creates Pain 104
The Diagnostic Challenge of Back Pain 114
Evaluating Your Treatment Options 115
Treating Back Pain with Surgery 124
Key Points About Back Pain 128
7 THE NERVE OF THAT PAIN: NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Painful Twitch: Trigeminal Neuralgia 131
A Tangled Mass of Nerves: Neuromas 135
The Neuropathic Pain Syndromes of AIDS/HIV 139
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS):
The Black Hole of Neuropathic Pain 141
Pain Following Shingles: Postherpetic Neuralgia 146
The Spider's Painful Web: Arachnoiditis 149
Pain from Damaged Nerve Roots 150
Stroke or Spinal-Cord-Injury Pain 151
Key Points About Neuropathic Pain 157
8 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PAINFUL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries 164
Basic Prevention and Treatment 170
Key Points About Painful Sports Injuries 172
Recurrent Pelvic Pain 175
Key Points About Gynecologic Pain 183
10 REDUCING THE PAIN OF CANCER
Pain Following Surgery 187
Treatment with Corticosteroids 192
Treatment with Narcotics and Other Drugs 193
How Cancer Affects the Body's Response
Lesioning Nerves to Relieve Pain 198
The Cancer and Pain-Management Team 201
Key Points About Cancer Pain 203
11 How TO GET AND PAY FOR THE BEST
Getting the Most from Your Health-Insurance Plan 209
Finding the Best Doctor 210
Key Points About Finding the Best Care 218.