Recent advances in the pain pathophysiology and theirs possible applications for the treatment of pain
2006
Abstract
This article sets out do describe some of the recent advances in molecular and ion changes on pain perception, expecially in sodium channels, and to autline current developments in pain therapy, such as transdermal forms of the treatment of neuropathic pain and the newly introduced method of molecular biological microsurgery. Neuromodulation methods are also described, which are very effecient for different types of pain, expecially for neuropathic pain.
The article also takes an analytical look at psychotherapy, the placebo effect and acupuncture.