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Discogenic Pain
Myofascial Back Pain
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Cover
Foreward
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Where Did the War on Pain Go Wrong?
Chapter 2: Acute Pain
Medical Management of Acute Pain
Chapter 3: Chronic Pain
When to Use Opioids: What I Didn’t Learn in Medical School
Think Combination Therapies
Chapter 4: Assessment
Pain Assessment: Review of Current Tools
Risk Assessment: Safe Opioid Prescribing Tools
Have a Real Conversation: Informed Consent vs Contracts for Opioid Therapy
When to Call in the Cavalry— When and Why to Refer a Patient
Chapter 5: Monitoring
Urine Drug Testing and When to Order More Tests
Chapter 6: Tapering Opioids
When and How to Wean Patients Off Opioids
Chapter 7: Substance Use Disorders
Treatment Alternatives for the Addicted Patient
Getting Addicted Patients Into Treatment
Additional Resources
Substance Use Disorder Resources
List of Clinically Tested and Validated Pain Scales
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