Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Comprehensive Guide

by Alaa Abd-Elsayed MD, MBA, MPH, CPE, FASA, Andrea Trescot MD

Overview

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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323830072
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	11/28/2022
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed joined the faculty of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin in 2014 to provide Chronic Pain Medicine Services as part of the Interventional Pain Program. He received his medical training at Assiut University Medical School in Egypt, completed a master’s degree in Public Health, research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, and residency in anesthesiology and pain management fellowship at University of Cincinnati. As part of the Interventional Pain Program, Dr. Abd-Elsayed evaluates patients at the Pain Clinic, and when an interventional pain treatment is appropriate, performs procedures at the Madison Surgery Center. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous research grants, published more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and authored several editorials and book chapters. He has presented at more than 60 international and national conferences and has earned more than 15 awards at the state and national levels. In addition, he has served as a reviewer for more than 20 journals and as an editor to several journals.

Dr. Trescot brings over 30 years of clinical and training experience to pain management. Dr. Trescot is the past chair of the Education Committee and a current examiner for the World Institute of Pain (WIP) that administers the Fellow in Pain Practice (FIPP) exam to clinicians worldwide. She is the past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) and a former professor and director of pain fellowship programs at the University of Washington and the University of Florida. Dr. Trescot is also a member of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Management Best Practices Interagency Task Force

Table of Contents

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

1. History of neuromodulation and PNS
2. Peripheral nerve entrapment
3. PNS mechanism of action (with focus on wireless technology)
4. Surgical tools
5. Surgical technique (keeping in mind this can be done using several systems)
6. Patient education and preparation (diagnostic block, psych, trial, implant)
7. Occipital nerves
8. Trigeminal nerve and its branches
9. Suprascapular/axillary nerve
10. Brachial plexus
11. Ulnar nerve
12. Median nerve
13. Radial nerve
14. Intercostal nerves
15. Ilioinguinal/iliohyppogastric nerve
16. Genitofemoral nerve
17. Superior cluneal nerve
18. Middle cluneal nerve
19. Inferior cluneal nerve
20. Pudendal nerves
21. Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
22. Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
23. Femoral nerve
24. Sciatic nerve
25. Genicular nerves/IPS
26. Peroneal nerves
27. Saphenous nerve
28. Posterior tibial nerve
29. Sural nerve

　

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Complete, easy-to-follow guidance on PNS for today’s pain management clinicians