Core Topics in Pain

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; 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 Sian 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; 19. Myofascial/musculoskeletal pain Giancarlo Carli and Giovanni Biasi; 20. Neuropathic pain Magdi Hanna, Anita Holdcroft and Sian I. 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; 30. Clinical trials for the evaluation of analgesic efficacy Lassa Skoglund; 31. Evidence base for clinical practice Henry J. McQuay; 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 I. 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; 49. Ethical standards and guidelines in pain management Anita Holdcroft; 50. What is a clinical guideline? T. Kirwan; Glossary.