Challenge of Pain

Name: Challenge of Pain
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ISBN: 9780140256703

ISBN-10: 0140256709

ISBN-13: 9780140256703

Edition: 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Ronald Melzack, Patrick D. Wall

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In this study, the authors discuss the current status of pain research and treatment. The book describes the different aspects of pain, presents the increasing physiological evidence, and examines the major theories of pain and their implications.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


Preface to the Updated Second Edition



The Puzzle of Pain



Pain and Injury: the Variable Link



The Psychology of Pain



The Varieties of Pain



Clinical Pains



The Physiology of Pain



Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Mechanisms



The Physiology of Prolonged Pain after Nerve Injury



Brain Mechanisms



Theories of Pain



The Evolution of Pain Theories



Gate-Control and Other Mechanisms



The Control of Pain



The Search for Drugs



Sensory Modulation of Pain



Psychological Modulation of Pain



Pain Clinics, Hospices and the Challenge of Needless Pain



The Future of Pain Control


Glossary


References


Index