BookAlaa Abd-Elsayed.
Summary: Neuromodulation Techniques for the Spine, a volume in the Atlas of Interventional Pain Management series, is a concise, practical guide that provides clinicians with detailed, step-by-step guidance on how to perform spinal nerve stimulation procedures for patients with chronic pain. This comprehensive, easy-to-follow guide offers expert coverage of how to deliver safe, accurate, and cost-effective pain relief to patients using all clinically useful imaging modalities, including ultrasound-guided techniques and fluoroscopy. With high-quality images and clear, authoritative guidance throughout, it shows exactly how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising stimulation technique, locate the site with precision, and deliver effective relief.
Contents:
History of neuromodulation
Patient selection
Psychological evaluation for neuromodulation
Perioperative care in neuromodulatory systems
Surgical instruments
General review of wound closure in neuromodulation cases
Waveform parameters: Electrical field interaction on neuronal milieu
Percutaneous spinal cord stimulator trial
Spinal cord stimulation implant (percutaneous leads)
Spinal cord stimulator paddle lead trial technique
Spinal cord stimulator system permanent implant with laminectomy for paddle lead
Dorsal root ganglion stimulator trial
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation—implant
Medial branch neurostimulator trial
Multifidus muscle neurostimulator implant
Programming
Sacral neuromodulation
Spinal cord stimulation: Controversial topics
Patient selection for intrathecal drug delivery systems
Perioperative care with intrathecal drug delivery systems
Medications used in pain pumps
Intrathecal pump trial
Intrathecal pump implant
Interrogation and refill
Important topics in neuromodulation—understanding of imaging, location of pump or generator placement, and anesthesia need during trial and implants
Measuring outcomes for neuromodulation.