A Contemporary Reference on Pain Surgery

New York, NY, January 16, 2015 --(PR.com)-- "Surgical Management of Pain, Second Edition," recently published by Thieme, is a completely updated state-of-the-art reference on neurosurgical pain management. This revised edition is in full color and includes the following sections: Anatomic and Physiologic Foundations for Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain, Pain Medicine, Pain Diagnoses, Surgical Procedures for Pain, and New Directions for Pain Surgery.

“This text takes on the breadth of the surgical management of pain with consistency and lucidity, and is geared to the practicing physician. The Editor’s Comments at the close of each chapter are especially valuable; in addition to summarizing key points and contributing his own experience, Dr. Burchiel shares the wisdom of one who sees the big picture and can place the condition and the surgical considerations in rightful perspective ... Burchiel’s "Surgical Management of Pain" conveys both the science and the art of the field to guide us all forward in this challenging and most important discipline of helping patients.” – From the Foreword by David W. Roberts, MD

This book is a must-have for all neurosurgeons treating patients suffering from acute and/or chronic pain as well as for all clinicians interested in the comprehensive treatment of pain.

Burchiel
Surgical Management of Pain
Thieme Publishers New York/Stuttgart. 2014
632 pp, 189 illustrations
Hardback
ISBN: 9781604067514
eBook - Available from ebookstore.thieme.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
eISBN: 9781604067521
€209.99/$279.99

About the Author

Kim J. Burchiel, MD, FACS, is the John Raaf Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.

About Thieme

Thieme Publishing Group is a medical and scientific publishing house employing more than 900 staff and maintaining offices in seven cities, including New York, Delhi, Rio and Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1886, the Thieme name has become synonymous with high quality and excellence in online and print publishing. Thieme publishes 150 peer-reviewed journals and more than 450 new books annually. The company has a rapidly growing array of web-based products in medicine and science. State-of-the-art online products include eNeurosurgery, eOtolaryngology, eSpine, Medlantis, Thieme eJournals, Thieme Electronic Book Library, and the medical student website WinkingSkull.com and Thieme Teaching Assistant, an innovative web-based platform for faculty. For more information about Thieme, please visit www.thieme.com.