Clinical Neurobiology of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain

<p><b><i>Is chronic fatigue syndrome an early process of muscle aging? <br>Is fibromyalgia a central pain state?</i></b> <p/> This book covers the latest developments in pain research as presented at the Fifth World Congress on Myofascial Pain (MYOPAIN 2001). It examines the results of a wide scope of basic and applied research on soft-tissue pain with a strong focus on therapeutic approaches. Its three main sections explore the neurobiology of central sensitization regional pain syndromes and chronic widespread pain. In addition this well-referenced book presents a fascinating chapter on the complex relationship between muscle pain and aging. Handy graphs charts and illustrations make the information easy to assimilate. <p/> The Clinical Neurobiology of Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain: Therapeutic Implications contains up-to-date information on: </p><ul> <li> the brain's reactions to states of persistent pain </li> <li> the physical aftermath of torture </li> <li> ways to define and address the emotional distress that commonly observed in chronic pain patients </li> <li> the mechanisms and manifestations of muscle hyperalgesia </li> <li> the pathophysiology of inflammatory muscle pain </li> <li> regional muscle pain syndromes </li> <li> state-of-the-art information on the pathophysiology of visceral pain and visceral-somatic pain representations </li> <li> a case study of a physical therapy approach to fibromyalgia using Myofascial trigger points </li> <li> the epidemiology of widespread pain and its development after injuries </li> <li> syndromes that share overlapping clinical features with fibromyalgia </li> <li> the connection between HPA dysfunction ANS dysfunction and fibromyalgia </li> <li> the plasticity of excitatory synaptic transmission in the spinal dorsal horn and its role in the pathogenesis of pain hypersensitivity </li> <li> how the central mechanisms of pain transmission relate to pharmacological systems that are responsible for generating central sensitization states </li> <li> what PET and MRI show us about the role that the cerebral cortex plays in the perception and modulation of pain</li> </ul>