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Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain e-dition

Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain e-dition

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Now available as a multimedia e-dition, the new 5th Edition of Wall and Melzacks Textbook of Pain, has been completely updated under new editorial leadership, together with a host of international contributors.

This established masterwork provides the most complete coverage of pain currently available. Which means that in one single resource you can now access the latest clinical research, knowledge and practical expertise concerning the neurophysiology, psychology, and assessment of every type of pain syndrome seen in practice.

Wall & Melzacks presents a complete and contemporary portfolio of pharmacologic, surgical, electrostimulative, physiotherapeutic, and psychological management options. In addition, the e-dition offers you access to a dedicated website. Giving you a comprehensive resource that continues to evolve as medical developments occur. In this website all drug information is linked to Mosbys Drug Consult, all references are linked to PubMed, and all illustrations and tables can be downloaded into PowerPoint® slides for presentations.
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Publication date
2005
Issue number
5
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
1280
Dimensions (mm)
276 x 219
Weight (g)
3561
  • Section 1. 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 2. 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



    Section 3. 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 4. 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



    Section 5. Viscera

    48. Visceral pain: basic mechanisms

    49. Thorax

    50. A clinical perspective on abdominal pain

    51. Genitourinary pain

    52. Obstetric pain



    Section 6. 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 7. 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



    Section 8. 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 9. Clinical States: Special cases

    74. Pain in the elderly

    75. Sex and gender differences in pain and its relief

    76. Epidemiology of pain



    Index
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