This collection of invited chapters focuses on topics relating to effective pain management. The emphasis now is on demonstrating the effectiveness of treatment and patient management through the measurement of treatment outcomes. This book aims to provide both researchers and clinicians with the tools to make the most appropriate treatment choice for each patient and to assess the cost-effectiveness of its implementation in relation to pain management. Further volume in an established series conceived and commissioned by Sir Patrick Wall. Compiled and edited by two well known names in the field of the measuring the outcomes of pain management. Clinically relevant and research based. Of multiprofessional interest and relevance. Written by a team of international contributors, selected and invited to write because of their expertise and standing in the field. Fully up to the minute - based on the very latest research. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.