Waldman Steven D. Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes

3rd edition. — Elsevier, 2012. — 408 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4377-3792-9.To help practitioners move beyond the constraints of our common diagnostic construct is the motivation for Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes. The first contemporary pain management text to focus on pain diagnosis rather than treatment, the first edition of Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes was in a way a “coming of age” text for the specialty of pain management. In fact, the editors at Elsevier and I seriously questioned whether a bunch of “needle wavers and pill pushers” would have any interest in actually diagnosing pain as the focus of the specialty. Our fears were unjustified because both Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes and Atlas of Uncommon Pain Syndromes have found their place among the best-selling textbooks on the subject of pain. In the totally revamped third edition, we have included:
Eighteen new chapters;
A completely refreshed full-color art program that emphasizes the anatomic relationship with the actual pain syndrome;
Greatly expanded physical examination sections with many new full-color photographs and illustrations to make it easier for the clinician to render the correct pain diagnosis;
More extensive use of radiographic imaging, including many new ultrasound images acknowledging the emerging role of this imaging modality in the diagnosis of painful conditions.Headache Pain Syndromes.
Facial Pain Syndromes.
Neck and Brachial Plexus Pain Syndromes.
Shoulder Pain Syndromes.
Elbow Pain Syndromes.
Wrist Pain Syndromes.
Hand Pain Syndromes.
Chest Wall Pain Syndromes.
Thoracic Spine Pain Syndromes.
Abdominal and Groin Pain Syndromes.
Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint Pain Syndromes.
Pelvic Pain Syndromes.
Hip and Lower Extremity Pain Syndromes.
Knee and Distal Lower Extremity Pain Syndromes.
Ankle Pain Syndromes.
Foot Pain Syndromes.