| Description |
xviii, 1239 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Section One. Neurobiology of pain: 1. Peripheral mechanisms of cutaneous nociception; 2. Cellular and molecular properties of primary afferent neurons; 3. Inflammatory mediators and modulators of pain; 4. Neuroanatomical substrates of spinal nociception; 5. Plasticity and pain: role of the dorsal horn; 6. Representation of pain in the brain ; 7. Central nervous system mechanisms of pain modulation ; 8. Development of pain pathways and mechanisms ; 9. The genetics of pain; 10. Animal models of pain ; 11. Ascending projection systems; 12. Autonomic-endocrine-immune interactions in acute and chronic pain; 13. Itch -- Section Two. Assessment and psychology of pain: 14. Emotions and psychobiology ; 15. Cognitive and learning aspects; 16. Psychiatric disorders and pain ; 17. Studies of pain in human subjects ; 18. Pain assessment in adult patients ; 19. Measurement and assessment of paediatric pain; 20. Assessment of pain beliefs, coping, and function ; 21. Hypnotic analgesia ; 22. The cognitive-behavioural approach to pain management ; 23. Pain, opiates and addiction ; 24. Placebo analgesia |
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Section Three. Pharmacology and Treatment of Pain: 25. Central pharmacology of nociceptive transmission ; 26. Methods of therapeutic trials ; 27. Opiates: basic mechanisms ; 28. Opioids: clinical use ; 29. Antipyretic analgesics: basic aspects ; 30. NSAIDs and Coxibs: clinical use ; 31. Antidepressant analgesics: a systematic review and comparative study ; 32. Anticonvulsant medications in neuropathic pain ; 33. Local anaesthetic blocks and epidurals; 34. Cannabinoids ; 35. Analgesic drugs in development ; 36. Supratentorial neurosurgery for the treatment of pain ; 37. Spinal cord and brain stimulation ; 38. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture ; 39. Peripheral and central nervous system surgery for pain ; 40. Physiotherapy and pain -- Section Four. Clinical states: Deep somatic tissue: 41. Basic mechanisms of deep somatic pain; 42. Postoperative pain and its management ; 43. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis ; 44. Myofascial pain and fibromyalgia syndrome ; 45. Surgical treatment for back and neck pain ; 46. Low back pain ; 47. Repetitive strain injury |
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Section Five. Viscera: 48. Visceral pain: basic mechanisms; 49. Thorax ; 50. A clinical perspective on abdominal pain ; 51. Genitourinary pain ; 52. Obstetric pain -- Section Six. Clinical States: Headache and facial pain: 53. Acute and chronic dental and orofacial pain; 54. Headache ; 55. Primary neurovasuclar headache ; 56. Tension-type headache ; 57. Pain in and around the eye -- Section Seven. Clinical states: Neuropathic pain: 58. Response of nerves to injury in relation to neuropathic pain ; 59. Mechanisms of experimental neuropathic pain: integration from animal models ; 60. Central consequences of peripheral nerve damage ; 61. Phantom limb ; 62. Painful peripheral neuropathies ; 63. Trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia ; 64. Complex regional pain syndromes ; 65. Root disorders and arachnoiditis ; 66. Pain following spinal cord injury ; 67. Central pain ; 68. Pharmacological therapy for neuropathic pain |
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Section Eight. Clinical states: Cancer pain: ; 69. Cancer pain: causes, consequences and therapeutic opportunities ; 70. The assessment of cancer pain ; 71. Analgesic therapy and palliative care in children ; 72. Cancer pain: treatment overview ; 73. Pain control in the care of the dying -- Section Nine. Clinical States: Special cases: 74. Pain in the elderly ; 75. Sex and gender differences in pain and its relief ; 76. Epidemiology of pain |
| Summary |
"'Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain', revised under new editorial leadership, and with a host of new, multidisciplinary international contributors, the 5th Edition once again covers virtually every aspect of pain. More than 125 leading minds in the field document all of the very latest knowledge about the neurophysiology, psychology, and assessment of every type of pain syndrome, and describe today's full range of pharmacologic, surgical, electrostimulative, physiotherapeutic, and psychological management options." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Textbook of pain. 4th ed. 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pain.
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Pain.
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| Author |
Wall, Patrick D. (Patrick David), 1925-2001.
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McMahon, S. B. (Stephen B.)
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Koltzenburg, Martin, 1962-
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| LC no. |
2005049513 |
| ISBN |
0443072876 |
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