Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Pain Disorders [Hardcover]

This book provides an authoritative overview of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) treatment menus for 16 pain categories with an evidence-based literature review on each pain disorder, illustrative figures showing anatomy and techniques

Introductory chapters cover basic information about the mechanism, function and the analgesic effects of the BoNTs based on the data derived from animal studies. Clinical chapters define pain in conditions such as post-herpetic and post-traumatic neuralgias, plantar fasciitis, low back pain, post-surgical pain syndromes and migraine in detail, provide discussion of current modes of treatment and updated information on BoNT therapy. Each chapter also includes illustrative case histories. The new edition is updated with all the new findings since the explosion in research and literature since 2015. New chapters on the history and pain in dentistry round out the update.

Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Pain Disorders provides an invaluable resource for clinicians and researchers involved in the treatment of pain disorders including neurologists, pain medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, internists, those conducting research in pharmacology and toxicology as well as students in these areas.

Molecular Structure, Mode of Action and Immunology of Botulinum Neurotoxins.-  Analgesic effects of botulinum neurotoxins: Data from animal studies.- Neuropathic Pain (NP).- Migraine and Other Primary Headaches.- Botulinum Neurotoxins and Chronic Low Back Pain.- Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis (Plantar Fasciopathy).- History of Botulinum Treatment for Pain.-Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Piriformis Syndrome.- Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.- Pelvic and Urogenital Pain.- Botulinum  Toxin Treatment of Chronic Facial pain:  Trigeminal Neuralgia, Temporo-Mandibular Disorders and Dentl!