RT Book, Section A1 Dubuisson, David A1 Bajwa, Zahid H. A2 Warfield, Carol A. A2 Bajwa, Zahid H. SR Print(0) ID 3422009 T1 Chapter 75. Neurosurgical Treatment of Pain T2 Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e YR 2004 FD 2004 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071443494 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3422009 RD 2024/03/28 AB Indications for surgical interventions in the treatment of chronic pain continue to evolve as we learn more about the pathophysiology and mechanisms of chronic pain. Recent advances in technology and availability of newer and better analgesics have also helped us rely more on neuromodulation and neuroaugmentation rather than neuroablation. Establishment of multidisciplinary pain centers, formal fellowship training in pain medicine, and popularity of minimally invasive techniques has enabled clinicians from various disciplines to perform procedures that were once performed only by neurosurgeons. Surgical procedures that are used to relieve pain, and are not discussed in detail elsewhere in this book, can be divided into three major categories (Table 75-1).