Pain: Mechanisms and Management

by Howard L. Fields

This latest edition provides a thorough overview of the neural mechanisms of pain. Relying on the latest basic and clinical research, a comprehensive approach to patient evaluation and current treatment strategies develop in this text. Subjects covering the sensory transmission system, pain modulation, and analgesic treatment modalities are discussed. Dozens of supplementary tables, figures, and illustrations summarize key information and further reinforce important clinical points.

354 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 1989

About the author

Howard L. Fields , one of America's leading experts on pain, is a neurologist and professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to serving on the faculty of USCF School of Medicine, he is the director of human clinical research for the Gallo Center. His works include the 1987 text Pain: Mechanisms and Management; he served as editor of the 2nd edition of IASP core curriculum on pain, where his "very successful" format was retained in the current (2005) edition. Fields acquired his undergraduate education at Shimer College and the University of Chicago, and earned his MD and Ph.D. at Stanford University. (from Shimer College Wiki)