Includes bibliographical references and index.

A very brief history of pain medicine -- Definitions and epidemiology -- Anatomy and physiology of pain -- Evaluation and measurement of pain -- History and exam for spine-related pain -- Role of lab tests and imaging in the evaluation of pain -- Psychological and functional evaluation -- Goals of treatment, multidisciplinary care, disability -- Rehabilitation in pain management -- Common non-opioid pain medications -- Common opioid medications -- Patient controlled anesthesia (PCA) -- Injection agents -- Selected peripheral nerve blocks -- Spinal interventional procedures -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Headache -- Neuropathic pain -- Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain -- Complex regional pain syndrome -- Chronic non-malignant pain and substance abuse -- Cancer pain -- Ultrasound guided injections -- Emergencies.