Pain in Osteoarthritis.
Title:
Pain in Osteoarthritis.
Author:
Felson, David T.
ISBN:
9780470930557
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (322 pages)
Contents:
PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- PART I THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ARTICULAR PAIN -- 1 SPINAL MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTING TO JOINT PAIN -- 2 ACTIVATION OF SENSORY NEURONS IN THE ARTHRITIC JOINT -- 3 CHANGES IN THE NEURAL SUBSTRATE OF NOCICEPTION IN A RAT DERANGEMENT MODEL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS -- 4 INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS AND NOCICEPTION IN OSTEOARTHRITIS -- 5 PHANTOMS IN RHEUMATOLOGY -- 6 MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE AND MAINTAIN BONE CANCER PAIN -- 7 SYMMETRY, T-CELLS, AND NEUROGENIC ARTHRITIS -- PART II OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PAIN -- 8 JOINT MECHANICS IN OSTEOARTHRITIS -- 9 NEUROMUSCULAR ASPECTS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS -- 10 PRESSURE-DRIVEN INTRAVASATION OF OSSEOUS FAT IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN -- 11 STRUCTURAL CORRELATES OF OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN: LESSONS FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING -- 12 EVIDENCE OF SENSITIZATION TO PAIN IN HUMAN OSTEOARTHRITIS -- 13 CURRENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF JOINT PAIN IN HUMAN OSTEOARTHRITIS -- PART III TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN -- 14 GENERAL APPROACH TO TREATING OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN: TARGETING BIOMECHANICS INFLAMMATION AND NOCICEPTION -- 15 NEUROBIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN AND ANALGESIC TREATMENT -- 16 EXERCISE, TAPING, AND BRACING AS TREATMENTS FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN -- 17 TREATING INFLAMMATION TO RELIEVE OSTEOARTHRITIC PAIN -- Index.
Abstract:
An authoritative investigation of the sources andtreatment of osteoarthritic joint pain Millions of people throughout the world suffer from osteoarthritis (OA)-a medical condition causing its sufferers excruciating pain that is often disabling. This is the first book to offer clinicians an in-depth understanding of the biological sources of osteoarthritic pain and how they can be treated. Here, a team of leading international authorities has contributed state-of-the-art information on: The Neuroscience of Articular Pain-spinal and peripheral mechanisms of joint pain; experimental models for the study of osteoarthritic pain; inflammatory mediators and nociception in arthritis; phantoms in rheumatology; and more Osteoarthritis and Pain-joint mechanisms and neuromuscular aspects of OA; bone pain and pressure in OA joints; structural correlates of OA pain; and more Treatment of Osteoarthritic Pain-general approaches to treatment; treatments targeting pain receptors; treatments targeting biomechanical abnormalities; and treatments targeting inflammation Whether you're a medical professional, researcher, student, or a generalist or specialist focusing on pain or arthritis, this is your one-stop reference for understanding and treating joint pain in osteoarthritis.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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