Table of Contents

1. Physiology of the Pain System 2. Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Dysfunction in the Chronic Pain Patient 3. The Opioid Epidemic 4. Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptors And Medical Cannabis 5. Sex Hormones and Pain Control 6. Managing Pain in the Presence of Autoimmune Disease 7. Fibromyalgia- A Comprehensive Perspective 8. A Functional Approach to Gynecologic Pain: Integrative Gynecology For The Non-Gynecologist 9. Headache Disorders 10. Biotensegrity: Advancing Pain Diagnosis & Treatment by Rethinking Anatomy and Biomechanics 11. Myofascial Trigger Points, Sensitization, and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Evaluation and Management 12. Mycotoxins and Tick-borne Disease Increasingly Common Causes of Unexplained Chronic Pain 13. Regenerative Medicine In Pain Management 14. Adenine Dinucleotide: Past, Present, and Future 15. Ketamine Use in Pain Management 16. The Limbic System, Oxytocin, and Pain Management 17. Low-Dose Naltrexone: Immune and Inflammatory Mediator Extraordinaire 18. Topical Pain Medications and Their Role in Pain Management 19. Herbal and Supplement Use in Pain Management 20. Pea-A Novel Fatty Acid In The Treatment Of Pain 21. Lifestyle and Its Relationship to Pain 22. Developing Education and Treatment Protocols for Substance Use Disorders that are Socially Responsible, Accountable and Integrated 23. Detoxification Strategies 24. Narcan Use in the Opioid Epidemic 25. Psychological Intervention: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

About the Author

Dr Sahar Swidan, PHARM.D., ABAAHP, FAARFM, FACA is President and CEO of Pharmacy Solutions in Ann Arbor, MI and Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy at Wayne State University. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a 3-year research Fellowship in Bio-Pharmaceutics and Gastroenterology at the University of Michigan. Following her fellowship, she was Director of Pharmacy at Chelsea Community Hospital and the clinical pharmacist for the inpatient head and chronic pain service.

Dr. Swidan is board certified and an advanced fellow in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She is an internationally renowned speaker in the areas of pain management, headaches, and HRT. She has authored several book chapters, articles, and patient education material in head and general pain management and personalized medicine. Most recently, Dr. Swidan has contributed in authoring “Metabolic Therapies in Orthopedics, Second Edition”. This edition provides continued knowledge on how optimizing metabolic pathways can improve the success of regenerative therapies through emerging technologies, integrative approaches, clinical research, and compelling evidence from over 30 experts. Dr. Swidan provides key insight in the areas of drug-related muscular pain and sarcopenia and the effects of hormones on the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Swidan is currently Co-Editing and Authoring a book with many thought leaders from around the globe in advanced therapeutics in pain management.

Dr. Bennett is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He received his medical doctorate at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York where he was invited to complete a surgical internship and orthopedic residency program. He continued his training in operative and non-operative spine care at the multidisciplinary Texas Back Institute in Plano, Texas.

He has been a physician leader and educator teaching traditional surgical skills in cooperation with industry partners. Recognizing the opportunity to look beyond our current paradigms, he became board certified and an advanced fellow in anti-aging and regenerative medicine. He currently serves as medical director of Spine Care and Pain Management in a busy clinical practice at United Health Services Medical Group in Binghamton, New York.