Reprint

The Biology of Chronic Pain: Applications in Clinical Practice

Edited by
June 2024
200 pages
  • ISBN978-3-7258-1351-3 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-7258-1352-0 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue The Biology of Chronic Pain: Applications in Clinical Practice that was published in

Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary

Science has tremendously advanced our understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic pain. Breakthrough findings include functional and structural brain changes, neuro-inflammation, sensory changes, immune alterations, psychological problems, neurocognitive disorders, stress intolerance, sleep impairments, and (epi)genetic changes found in patients with chronic pain. This Journal of Clinical Medicine Boutique Special Issue focuses on the broad field of the biology of chronic pain in humans. It includes invited state-of-the-art papers addressing key biological processes in patients with chronic pain and original research reports. The state-of-the-art papers were written by leading experts and key opinion leaders in the field. This Special Issue contributes to an exciting area of tremendous advancements and breakthrough research.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
traumatic brain injury; headache; concussion; neuroinflammation; microglia; sleep; pain; Alzheimer’s; dementia; chronic pain; stress intolerance; autonomic nervous system; hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis; genetics; epigenetics; sex differences; chronic pain; epigenetics; DNA methylation; pharmacogenetics; placebo effect; nocebo effect; expectation; conditioning; pain; contextual factor; chronic pain; pain neuroscience education; epigenetic factors; neural factors; endocrine factors; immune factors; chronic pain; habituation; sensitization; migraine; fibromyalgia; chronic low back pain; cancer survivors; central sensitization; central sensitivity syndrome; insomnia; stress; pain neuroscience education; precision medicine; chronic pain; chronification of pain; molecular markers; biomarkers; mechanisms; pediatric pain; developmental; peripheral sensitization; central sensitization; neuroimaging of pain; genetics and epigenetics of pain; neurophysiological markers; EEG; QST; back pain; muscle dysfunction; clinical implications; chronic pain; default mode network; salience network; ventromedial prefrontal cortex

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