PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN PERCEPTION by STEFAN LAUTENBACHER AND ROGER B.FILLINGIM, edited by Stefan Lautenbacher and Roger B. Fillingim, Lautenbacher, Stefan, Fillingim, Roger B., Stefan Lautenbacher, Roger B. Fillingim, Stefan Lautenbacher, Roger B Fillingim ISBN 9780306481154, 0306481154 instant download

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN PERCEPTION by STEFAN LAUTENBACHER AND ROGER B.FILLINGIM, edited by Stefan Lautenbacher and Roger B. Fillingim, Lautenbacher, Stefan, Fillingim, Roger B., Stefan Lautenbacher, Roger B. Fillingim, Stefan Lautenbacher, Roger B Fillingim ISBN 9780306481154, 0306481154 instant download

Under certain pathological conditions, the pain processing system, which includes both physiological and psychological components, can produce the experience of pain in the absence of any peripheral noxious event. Considerable evidence now indicates that alterations in pain perception are characteristic of many clinical pain states. Pathophysiology of Pain Perception primarily examines these pathological alterations in the pain-signaling system, with contributions from leading researchers in the field focusing on the functioning of the pain processing system under normal and pathological conditions. The understanding of pain perception is essential for optimal diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain. This book covers the basics of pain perception (peripheral and central neurotransmission, methods of assessment), various pathological (chronic pain conditions, neurological and psychiatric diseases, cardiovascular disease), and non-pathological alterations of pain perception (pregnancy, labor) as well as the treatments aiming at influencing pain perception such as pharmacological, physical and psychological treatments.

Reviewer:Thomas W. Cutter, MD, MAEd(University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description:This book integrates the physiological, psychological, and pathophysiological aspects of the pain processing system.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide information that the reader can use to better understand the processes behind pain perception and to stimulate additional research in the field. Although esoteric, this is an important niche and one which the authors fill commendably in this initial foray into the field.
Audience:The book is directed more at the scholar of pain than to the practitioner of its relief. There is little concrete material offered in the way of pain management, although the book does provide a better understanding of current…