Daniel Bates, B Carsten Schultheis, Michael C Hanes, Suneil M Jolly, Krishnan V Chakravarthy, Timothy R Deer, Robert M Levy, Corey W Hunter
BACKGROUND: The objective of this review was to merge current treatment guidelines and best practice recommendations for management of neuropathic pain into a comprehensive algorithm for primary physicians. The algorithm covers assessment, multidisciplinary conservative care, nonopioid pharmacological management, interventional therapies, neurostimulation, low-dose opioid treatment, and targeted drug delivery therapy. METHODS: Available literature was identified through a search of the US National Library of Medicine's Medline database, PubMed...
June 1, 2019: Pain Medicine