1. Chronic pain: Pathophysiology and its therapeutic implications

   • Rajat Gupta
   • Srinivasa N. Raja

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 9

2. Cholinergic mechanisms and antinociception

   • Alexander Nemirovsky
   • David Niv

   OriginalPaper Pages: 10 - 22

3. Pathophysiology of visceral pain

   • Maria A. Giamberardino
   • Leonardo Vecchiet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 33

4. Complex regional pain syndrome: A new name for reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia

   • Michael Stanton-Hicks

   OriginalPaper Pages: 34 - 40

5. Myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia

   • Richard L. Rauck

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 53

6. Alternative pain medicine: Current modalities and principles

   • Winston C. V. Parris

   OriginalPaper Pages: 54 - 60

7. The current status of epidural steroids

   • Robert E. Molloy
   • Honorio T. Benzon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 69

8. Neurolytic agents

   • Steven L. Blum
   • Timothy Lubenow

   OriginalPaper Pages: 70 - 78

9. Preemptive analgesia in the relief of postoperative pain

   • David Niv
   • Marshall Devor

   OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 92