Electric Pain Control

ISBN-13: 9783211826225 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 234 str.

F. L. Jenkner

Opis

This monograph presents electric therapy for the reduction of pain in a different way than the classical well known manner to use electric currents of various kinds for this purpose. It started when Melzack and Wall published their theory of pain. But contrary to most researchers, the author looked for a proof which objectively could demonstrate, that electric current would have an influence on nerve fibers conducting pain. Starting from this model of demonstration, an optimal type of current could be selected as well as optimal electrode positions and sizes of electrodes. It is an absolute new approach presenting the results of applying the type of current to more than 17.000 patients suffering from any kind of pain. Anatomic sketches and photo-documentation of electrode positions for many conditions allow the reader to obtain identical degree of pain reduction as the author describes from his great experience. In addition, a brief theoretical introduction and discussion of the influence of weather on pain is given. Practical forms for the management of pain are presented in an appendix. 256 references and a table of suitable apparatus with their essential technical characteristics facilitates correct application of this new principle.

Recenzje

"... Insgesamt weckt das Buch beim Anfänger die Neugierde auf die Möglichkeiten der elektrischen Schmerztherapie und gibt ihm auch das Handwerkzeug dazu. Dem Könner kann es wahrscheinlich neue Anregungen in seiner bisherigen Praxis bieten." Österreichische Ärztezeitung, 10.4.1997

Spis treści

Thoughts about the frontispiece.- General Section.- Neurophysiological Basis.- Optimal Form of Therapy.- The Question of Energy.- Theories of Pain.- Pain and Weather.- Evaluation of Pain — Practical Procedure.- Pain Clinic.- Pain Projection, Segmental Access and Sclerotomes.- Indications.- Contraindication, Complications, Lack of Efficacy.- Special Section.- Sympathetic Nerves.- Superior Cervical Ganglion.- Stellate Ganglion.- Thoracic and Lumbar Sympathetic Chain.- Somatic Nerves.- Suboccipital, Greater and Lesser Occipital, Great Auricular and Third Occipital Nerves.- Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Nerves, Geniculate Ganglion (HUNT) and Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SLUDER).- Cervical Plexus and Brachial Plexus.- Suprascapular Nerve.- Phrenic Nerve.- Radial Nerve.- Median Nerve.- Ulnar Nerve.- Intercostal Nerves.- Lumbar Nerves.- Ilioinguinal and Genitofemoral Nerve.- Obturator Nerve.- Femoral Nerve.- Lateral Cutaneous Femoral Nerve.- Sciatic Nerve.- Peroneal Nerve.- Sacral Nerves.- Phantom Pain — Painful Scar.- Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain.- Joint Pain, Non-Pain-Associated States.- 1. Humero-Scapular Periarthropathy.- 2. Costen Syndrome.- 3. Radial and Ulnar Epicondylitis.- 4. Radial and Ulnar Styloiditis.- 5. Sterno-Costal and Costo-Chondral Pain.- 6. Sacro-Iliac Pain.- 7. Gonarthrosis.- 8. Morton’s Neuralgia.- 9. Orbicularis Oculi Muscle; Superior Levator Palpebrae Muscle.- 10. Facial Nerve.- 11. Superior Laryngeal Nerve.- 12. Insufficiency of the Rectal and Vesical Sphincter Muscles.- 13. Muscular Atrophy.- Additional Measures for Pain Control.- Final Remarks.- A. General history.- C. Scheme of radicular innervation of skin.- F. Pain and weather: notes for 1 month.- G. Sequence of examinations for vertigo with space to record results.- H. Detailed case history for pain in problem patients.- I. Example of scheme of skin innervation to allow physician to indicate position of electrodes.- J. Prevailing electrode positions marked on a segmental skin innervation scheme.- K. Sizes of three standard electrodes.- M. Headache questionaire.- N. Listing of symptoms of migraine.- Reference List.