Muscle Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms

Muscle Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms edited by Siegfried Mense, Robert D. Gerwin.

As one half of a comprehensive two-volume publication that covers every angle of muscle pain and is edited by two of the leading figures in the field, this volume details the basic mechanisms of chronic muscle pain syndromes. It provides the practitioner with a deeper understanding of the physical p...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mense, Siegfried (Editor), Gerwin, Robert D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Neurosciences.
Human physiology.
Neurology .
Pharmacology.
Anesthesiology.
Rheumatology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • Functional Anatomy of Muscle: Muscle, Nociceptors and Afferent Fibers
  • Peripheral Mechanisms of Muscle Pain: Response Behavior of Muscle Nociceptors and Factors Eliciting Local Muscle Pain
  • Central Nervous Mechanisms of Muscle Pain: Ascending Pathways, Central Sensitization, and Pain-Modulating Systems
  • Referral of Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Increased Muscle Tone as a Cause of Muscle Pain
  • Reorganized Motor Control Due to Muscle Pain.

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