INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which primarily affects the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) of the spinal nerves or trigeminal nerve. A single DRG…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Pain relief in an acute pain situation, besides having a humane value, has an important bearing in the well-being of an individual. Although it may not…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Chronic, nonmalignant pain syndromes of the perineal area have been well described in the medical literature dating back more than 100 years. However, the etiology of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen “When a patient with arthritis walks in the front door, I feel like leaving out the back door.”—Sir William Osler Pain is the most common presenting…
EPIDEMIOLOGY Print Section Listen Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability in adults under 45 years of age, the second most common cause of missed work days…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen More than 60% of people in developed countries will experience spinal pain at some time in their lives. Back pain is the most common complaint of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a nonspecific term that has probably outlived its usefulness as we learned more about the problem, but the phrase remains…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen When the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) arrived at a definition of pain that included the “emotional experience,” as well as the “unpleasant…
SCIENCE Print Section Listen MECHANISMS OF MIND–BODY THERAPIES In the field of Western medicine, we still do not fully grasp how and why many pain conditions develop—why a scanner gun…
