
Loeser is professor of neurological surgery and anesthesiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. I highly recommend it for one's patient library and as an introductory summary for those who are entering the field of pain management." Dr. ".this is a great book! It is packed with the right messages for patients and healthcare providers and presented in a visually pleasing format. Second edition features new references, language changes and a font change. These and topics like inflammation, central sensitization, motor control and gene expression are simply presented and complemented by witty illustrations. Explain Pain covers how pain is a response produced by the brain, how responses from the autonomic motor and immune systems can contribute to pain, and why pain can remain long after tissues have healed. With great clarity and quirky images, it answers common questions asked by pain sufferers, such as 'why am I in pain', 'why has it spread' and 'what can I do to help' Explain Pain gives new and immediate hope to pain sufferers and their family and friends. Recent scientific advances now offer a foundation to examine pain. Explain Pain is a proven stayer among health texts.

This book aims to empower clinicians and pain sufferers to challenge pain, revise their view of pain and follow a scientific road to recovery. Studies now show that understanding more about why things hurt can help patients go about their daily lives.

Butler and Moseley present an evidence-based understanding of pain in a format that’s approachable and entertaining for therapists, patients or students.Įxplain Pain describes the complexities of the central nervous system for chronic pain patients in everyday language.
