Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management

Now in its Second Edition, this atlas remains an essential guide to the treatment of pain using neuromodulation and is written for all implanters, from beginners to the most advanced practitioners.  It has been significantly expanded with many brand new chapters and figures and thoroughly updated to address new techniques, targets, waveforms, and concepts that have emerged since publication of the last edition and now provides even more detailed coverage of patient safety, including infection control and reduction of bleeding risks.

The new and returning physicians who have collaborated on the Second Edition are world-class in their research, clinical expertise, and ethics of practice.   They have endeavored to make each segment of the atlas a great learning event through careful integration of extensive photographs, illustrations, and detailed instructions and to create a resource that helps to improve practice and enhance outcomes while complementing fellowship training, peer-to-peer experiences, and hands-on continuing medical education.  

From reviews of the First Edition:

“For the practitioner new to the field of implantable therapies, this book shows the scope of this particular branch of pain medicine. It is full of good advice on techniques and how to avoid complications."

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

"All practicing pain physicians, whether their background is in anesthesia or neurosurgery, will find [this atlas] very useful…beautifully written and well-illustrated with x-ray images and pictures…a must-read for every pain fellow and a very useful one for every pain physician."

Doody’s Review Service

Timothy R. Deer, MD, DABPM

Editor

Dr. Deer is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Pain Relief, Inc. in Charleston, West Virginia and Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown.  He is President-Elect of the International Neuromodulation Society and a former member of the board of directors of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  He serves on the editorial committee of the journals Neuromodulation, Pain Medicine, and Pain Physician.  Dr. Deer is Editor-in-Chief of Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches:  the AMERICAN ACADEMY of PAIN MEDICINE Textbook on Patient Management (Springer, 2013).

Jason E. Pope, MD

Associate Editor

Dr. Pope is the President of Summit Pain Alliance in Santa Rosa, California. He has recently been appointed to the North American Neuromodulation Society board as a Director-at-Large and serves as Secretary of the California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.  During residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, he served as faculty with a dual appointment at the Veteran Affairs Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology. He completed fellowship training in pain medicine at The Cleveland Clinic which subsequently invited to join the faculty as Associate Staff.