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Core topics in pain / edited by Anita Holdcroft, Siân Jaggar. - Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2005. - xx, 345 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1: Basic science
1. Overview of pain pathways Sian I. Jaggar
2. Peripheral mechanisms Will Cafferty
3. Central mechanisms Dave Bennet
4. Pharmacogenomics Julia Riley, Mervyn Maze and Ken Welsh
5. Peripheral and central sensitization Kate Carpenter and Anthony Dickenson
6. Inflammation and pain W. Paul Farquhar-Smith and Bradley J. Kerr
7. Nerve damage and relationship to neuropathic pain Nanna B. Finnerup and Troels S. Jensen
8. Receptor mechanisms Emma E. Johnson and David G. Lambert

Part 2: Pain assessment
9. Measurement of pain in animals Bradley J. Kerr, Paul Farquhar-Smith and Paul H. Patterson
10. Pain measurement in humans Roger B. Fillingim
11. Principles of pain evaluation S. I. Jaggar and A. Holdcroft
12. Pain history Anita Holdcroft
13. Psychological assessment Edmund Keogh
14. Epidemiology of pain W. A. Macrae
15. Pain progression Beverly J. Collett
16. Analgesia in ICU Umeer Waheed
17. The chronic pain patient Amanda Howarth
18. Postoperative pain management in day case surgery T. Schreyer and O. H. G. Wilder-Smith

Part 3: Pain in the clinical setting
19. Myofascial/musculoskeletal pain Giancarlo Carli and Giovanni Biasi
20. Neuropathic pain Magdi Hanna, Anita Holdcroft and Sian Jaggar
21. Visceral nociception and pain Karen J. Berkley
22. The management of low back pain Cathy Price and Guy Titlley
23. Cancer pain Samantha Lund and Sarah Cox
24. Post-operative pain Trottie Kirwan
25. Complex regional pain syndrome M. G. Serpell
26. Uncommon pain syndromes Andrew P. Baranowski
27. Pain in children R. F. Howard
28. Pain in the elderly Anita Holdcroft, Michael Platt and Sian I. Jaggar
29. Gender and pain Andrew Baranowski and Anita Holdcroft

Part 4: The role of evidence in pain management
30. Clinical trials for the evaluation of analgesic efficacy Lassa Skoglund
31. Evidence base for clinical practice Henry J. McQuay

Part 5: Treatment of pain
32. Overview of treatment of chronic pain Charles Pither
33. Multidisciplinary pain management Amanda Howarth
34. Physiotherapy management of pain Mick Thacker and Louis Gifford
35. Regional nerve blocks Andrew Hartle and Sian Jaggar
36. Principles of transcutaneous electrical nerve simulation Amanda Howarth
37. Acupuncture Jacqueline Filshie and Roxaneh Zarnegar
38. Neurosurgery for the relief of chronic pain J. B. Miles
39. Routes, formulations and drug combinations Lassa Skoglund
40. Opioids and codeine L. Bromley
41. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) J. Cashman and A. Holdcroft
42. Channel blockers Doug Justins
43. Cannabinoids
44. Psychological management of chronic pain Toby Newton-John
45. Psychiatric disorders and pain Stephen Tyrer and Ann Wigham
46. Chronic pain and addiction Doug Gourlay
47. The role of the family in children's pain Alixe Kent
48. Palliative care Samantha Lund and Sarah Cox

Part 6: Summaries
49. Ethical standards and guidelines in pain management Anita Holdcroft
50. What is a clinical guideline? T. Kirwan

ISBN: 0521857783 (hardback) 9780521857789

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pain--Physiological aspects.
Pain--Treatment.
Analgesia.
Pain--Measurement.
Pain--therapy.
Pain--diagnosis.
Pain--physiopathology.

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 704 C797 2005