Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Pain

Download or read book Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Pain written by Herta Flor and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11th World Congress on Pain was held August 21-26, 2005 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia. Contents: List of contributing authors. Preface. Acknowledgements Part I IASP, the 11th World Congress on Pain, and Perspectives on Pain Part II Molecular and cellular aspects of pain Part III Nociceptive pathways and central processing Part IV Imaging pain Part V Opioids : Mechanisms and therapy Part VI Psychological and psychosocial factors, gender issues and epidemiology of pain Part VII Specific clinical syndromes and symptoms Part VIII Pain assessment and outcome measurement Part IX Psychological interventions, occupational therapy and physical approaches.