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Long before any written accounts of what has come to be described as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), this book entails a record that began in the department of Anesthesiology headed by Dr. John Bonica who during the Pacific arena of World War II came to manage thousands of wounded servicemen many of whom suffered from this complicated clinical entity often long after their original wounds had healed.
Divided into two sections, the first provides a detailed chronology of the research and establishment of diagnostic criteria for CRPS. The second section provides an overview of how CRPS is evaluated and treated, along with the research that serves as its foundations.
List of contents
Prologue.- Schloss Rettershof, 1988 - the beginnings.-Orlando Workshop, 1993 - teasing-out diagnostic criteria.- Malibu Workshop, 1997 - setting research and a new algorithm.- Cardiff Research Symposium, 2000 world view of contemporary research.- Budapest Workshop, 2003 - establishment of terminology and diagnostic criteria.- Patient characteristics - the recent onset patient and the long-standing CRPS patient.- Evaluation and clinical assessment.- Aids to diagnosis, specialty, and behavioural consultation.- Analgesia and medical management.- Interventions - regional anesthesia.- Neuromodulation.- Determination of treatment and associated rehabilitation measures.- Epilogue.
About the author
Michael Stanton-Hicks, MBBS, Dr.Med.(Düs), FFARCS (FRCA), FCAI (HON), ABPM, FIPP
Consultant, Department of Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic
Executive Editor, Pain Practice
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Fellow, Royal College of Anesthetists
Fellow, American Academy of Pain Management
Past President, 1989 - 1990 American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
Past President, 1994 - 1998 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)
Editorial Board Member, Neuromodulation Practice
Editorial Board Member, Pain Physician
