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The bulk of this volume is devoted to the sympathetic nervous system's role in pain. The chapters will help readers to revise and review the sympathetic nervous system from a powerful patient orientated perspective.
There are plenty of exciting challenges for all clinicians.
Fully illustrated, easy to follow and easy to digest.
Set to become the most up to date and most balanced synthesis of the sympathetic nervous system and pain.
Plenty of help with difficult and complex patients.
Vital patient material on yellow-flag interviewing.
Clinical effectiveness made easy!

Topical Issues in Pain 3 Editor Louis Gifford

Introductory essay
This volume of Topical Issues in Pain is honored to open with an essay on the history and development of the 'Gate control' by Ronald Melzack. Greater detail of the chapter can be accessed below.

Part 1: Sympathetic nervous system and pain
The role of the sympathetic nervous system in pain has come under considerable scrutiny in recent years. New and much better controlled research has led to quite strong challenges to its precise role and as a result syndromes such as Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, causalgia and sympathetically maintained have now been re-classified under the umbrella term 'complex regional pain syndrome'. Much research is also starting to clarify the underlying mechanisms, predisposing factors and causes giving clinicians a much better understanding of the condition and better means of prevention. All the known mechanisms, changes, new classifications and broader issues relating to common pain states are comprehensively and clearly described. Sympathetic blocks are explained and their effectiveness is fully discussed. Physiotherapy management comes under intensive scrutiny and new models, with patient examples, of management, prevention and care are provided and proposed.

Part 2: Pain management
The single chapter by Chris Main and Paul Watson is set to become one of the most helpful ever written for physiotherapists dealing with difficult patients. Clinicians have a chance to update and further their knowledge of skills required for assessing and addressing important yellow flags. The chapter on the angry and distressed back pain patient should be viewed as essential and very practical complimentary material to the psychosocial section covered in Topical Issues in Pain 2.

Part 3: Clinical Effectiveness
The two chapters in this section introduce, explain and discuss the concept of clinical effectiveness and provide a rich resource for further research and investigation of the topic. There is a critical look at 'evidence' and research into the effectiveness of acupuncture and TENS to help our understanding of the systematic review process and the pitfalls that so often occur in clinical research.

Foreword: Vicki Harding, PPA Chairperson 2002
Preface: Louis Gifford.

Introductory Essay:

Gate control theory: on the evolution of pain concepts. Ronald Melzack

Part 1

Sympathetic nervous system and pain

Chapter 1. A clinical overview of the autonomic nervous system, the supply to the gut and mind-body pathways. Louis Gifford, Mick Thacker
Chapter 2. Chronic regional pain syndrome part 1. Louis Gifford, Mick Thacker
Chapter 3. Chronic regional pain syndrome part 2. Mick Thacker, Louis Gifford
Chapter 4. Sympathetically maintained pain - myth or reality? Mick Thacker, Louis Gifford
Chapter 5. A review of the physiotherapy management of complex regional pain syndrome Mick Thacker, Louis Gifford
Chapter 6. Assessment and case management of chronic regional pain syndrome Suzanne Brook
Chapter 7. Improving fitness and function in chronic regional pain syndrome Suzanne Brook

Part 2

Pain management

Chapter 8. The distressed and angry low back pain patient. Chris Main, Paul Watson

Part 3

Clinical effectiveness

Chapter 9. An introduction to clinical effectiveness. Ralph Hammond
Chapter 10. TENS and acupuncture for chronic pain: where's the evidence? Lesley Smith

For further information, see the Synopsis page or click on the chapter number you would like more information on.

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Sympathetic nervous system and pain. Pain management. Clinical Effectiveness.

ISBN 0 9533423 2 8 Paperback/500g Pages: 244 Published: 2002 Price: £26.50 Publisher: CNS Press Add: Postage Standard | Air Mail Outside Europe This book is postage free in the UK.

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Foreword: Vicki Harding, PPA Chairperson 2002 Preface: Louis Gifford.