Nerve Block for Common Pain

Springer Verlag  96 pp. 0–387–97147–5

 In Nerve Block Dr. Richard Cytowic reminds of the various options available in treating pain and, more importantly, he emphasizes an option that has been underestimated historically. Encouraging physicians in all fields to stray from the norm of dispensing pain pills, Dr. Cytowic examines the reasons for clinging to traditional but ineffective methods of pain relief. He addresses some common misconceptions, sheds new light on nerve block and offers a new attitude to its practical use.