March 2010
Introduction to a Referred Sympathetic Pain Map
The Fibromatome Map bridges the gap between recent pharmaceutical discoveries of
widespread pain due to hyperactive nerves and interventional spine medicine by effectively
identifying and treating specific nerve roots that cause widespread pain.
by Mathew C. Wallack, MD
Feedback and Response Regarding ACOEM's Practice Guidelines
Guest Editorial: Psychologists as Primary Care Providers
Psychologists are trained in advanced skills that intrinsically lend themselves to the
management of chronic pain and complex health care problems.
by Ron Lechnyr, PhD, DSW, and Terri Lechnyr, PhD
Guest Editorial: FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Program
Proceed with Extreme Caution
by Mark Collen
Publisher's Message: You Can Be An Author
by Marvin Rosenfeld
Interventional Therapy: Avoiding Complications From Interventional Spine Techniques
This first of two articles helps practitioners identify and avoid complications
associated with spinal interventions and offers suggestions for resuscitation should a
severe complication occur.
by Richard M. Rosenthal, MD; Denice Starley, DO; and Chad Austin, MD
Laser Therapy: Laser Therapy in the Management of Fibromyalgia
Therapeutic low-level laser has good pain relieving and anti-inflammatory effects and
has been shown to increase the quality of life in Fibromyalgia patients.
by William J. Kneebone, RN, DC
Clincal Report: Expanding Ellipsoidal Decompression (EED«) of the Spine
A novel approach to the treatment of neck pain and postural dysfunction by a
self-administered therapy provides an immediate treatment effect in the form of disc
positional and conformational changes.
by Tiziano Marovino, DPT, DAAPM
Ethics and Health Policy: Neurotechnology, Evidence, and Ethics
On Stewardship and the Good in Research and Practice
by James Giordano, PhD
Head and Neck: Sphenopalatine Ganglion Neuralgia Diagnosis and Treatment
The sphenopalatine ganglion has been infrequently implicated in vague symptoms of the
head, face, gums, teeth, neck and back since the early 1900s.
by Edwin A. Ernest, III, DMD
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