Clinician’s Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain

As headache and facial pain are two of the most common medical complaints, it is essential that clinicians are well equipped to handle these issues. Clinician’s Guide to Chronic Headache and Facial Pain is designed for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice—whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting. Features: Presents the advice of 12 experts with considerable experience in headache and facial pain management Contains evidence-based chapters derived from past successes and failures and including clear, concise statistical outcomes Reviews both traditional and alternative interdisciplinary and interventional pain management therapies to help practitioners choose the best treatment or combination of treatments for their patients Offers broad-based coverage of all types of headaches and facial pain syndromes from facial neuralgias to post-traumatic headache Includes additional chapters on opioid usage and legal aspects of treatment help to prepare practitioners for a range of possible scenarios Devoted exclusively to managing chronic headache and facial pain, this book is an essential resource for clinicians.

HEADACHEMigraineRoger K. Cady and Kathleen FarmerTension-Type Headache Paul Mathew and B. Lee PeterlinPosttraumatic Headache Gary W. JayCervicogenic Headache Frederick R. TaylorCluster Headache Frederick G. FreitagTrigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Gary D. KlasserTrigeminal Neuralgia Gary W. JayPersistent Idiopathic Facial Pain Bernadette JaegerOrofacial Pain Syndromes and Other Facial Neuralgias Gary W. Jay OTHER HEADACHE AND PAIN TREATMENTSPsychological Aspects of Chronic Noncancer Pain Gary W. Jay and Richard H. CoxNeuropsychological Aspects of Neuropathic Pain Richard H. CoxInterdisciplinary Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain Gary W. JayInterventional Pain Medicine in the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain—An Update Gary W. JayAcupuncture Peter T. DorsherComplementary and Alternative Medicine in the Management of Chronic Pain Alan K. Halperin MEDICATIONSNonopiate Analgesics and Adjuvants Gary W. JayOpioid Medications and Correct Medical Usage—An Update Gary W. JayLegal Issues in Pain Management Jennifer BolenAntidepressant Medications Gary W. JayAnticonvulsant Medications Gary W. JayMigraine Medications Gary W. Jay