| Description |
1 online resource (407 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Physiology of the Pain System -- Peripheral System -- Axons -- Central System -- Spinal Cord -- Dorsal Horn Excitability -- Supraspinal Modulation -- Spinothalamic Tract -- Brain Considerations -- Other Considerations -- References -- Chapter 2 Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Dysfunction in the Chronic Pain Patient -- Peripheral Sensitization -- Mast Cells -- Peripheral Sensitization -- Endocrine and Inflammation -- Autonomic Nervous System and Inflammation |
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More on Peripheral Sensitization -- DRG -- Central Sensitization -- Dorsal Horn Modulation -- Brain -- Endocrine System -- Mitochondria -- Leptin and Ghrelin -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 The Opioid Epidemic -- Opioid Overview -- Opioid Failure -- NMDA Pathway -- Non-NMDR Pathways -- Genetic Implications -- Glial Cells -- Hyperalgesia -- Endocrine Disruption -- Autonomic Nervous System -- References -- Chapter 4 Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptors and Medical Cannabis -- Historical Considerations and Clinical Precedent -- Maintaining Physiologic Balances |
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Research: Evidenced-Based Data vs. Anecdotal Experiences -- Institutes of Medicine (1999) -- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017) -- Education: Clinical Rationale to Cannabinoids Used as Medicine -- A Concept Model Describing the Roles of Endocannabinoids -- Clinical Considerations of Cannabinoid Medicines -- Dosing Guidance -- Paradoxical Dose-Dependent Effects on Pain -- Routes of Administration -- Risks and Contraindications -- Contaminants and Testing -- Contemporary Cannabis and Its Medicalization -- Legal Status and Accreditable Practice Standards |
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Future Developments -- The Contemporary Clinician's Responsible Role -- References -- Chapter 5 Sex Hormones and Pain Control -- Introduction -- Sex Hormones in Women -- Sex Hormones in Males -- Pregnenolone in Women and Men -- Adrenal Hormones in Women and Men -- The Effects of Pain on Sex Hormones -- Hormones and Pain Control -- Opioid Suppression of Hormones -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Managing Pain in the Presence of Autoimmune Disease -- Etiology of AD and Immune System Dysregulation -- Genetics and Terrain Plus Environmental Triggers -- Losing the Immune System Set Point |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bennett, Matthew
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| ISBN |
9780429998263 |
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0429998260 |
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