1st Edition
Chronic Pain Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Prevention, and Management
By Hooshang Hooshmand
Copyright 1993
232 Pages
by
CRC Press
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The most misunderstood and complex subject in medicine is the hyperpathic pain of sympathetic dystrophy. More common than previously thought, it comprises between 10 and 20 percent of chronic pain patients. Understanding this self-perpetuating pain -- which "never stops" -- requires unbiased knowledge of physiology and pathology. Chronic Pain: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Prevention, and... Read more
Preface.
Introduction.
History of Reflex Sympathetic Dysfunction.
The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System in Temperature Regulation.
Anatomy of RSD.
Pathophysiology of the Sympathetic System. Sympathetic Nervous System and Motor Function. Manifestations of RSD.
Origins of RSD.
Referred Pain and Trigger Point.
Etiology of RSD.
Diagnosis of RSD.
Prevention of RSD.
Management of RSD.
Reference
Index
Introduction.
History of Reflex Sympathetic Dysfunction.
The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System in Temperature Regulation.
Anatomy of RSD.
Pathophysiology of the Sympathetic System. Sympathetic Nervous System and Motor Function. Manifestations of RSD.
Origins of RSD.
Referred Pain and Trigger Point.
Etiology of RSD.
Diagnosis of RSD.
Prevention of RSD.
Management of RSD.
Reference
Index
Biography
Hooshang Hooshmand
