Pain management in primary care - current concepts

Meyer, Helgard Pieter

dc.contributor.author	Meyer, Helgard Pieter
dc.date.accessioned	2008-01-17T12:04:47Z
dc.date.available	2008-01-17T12:04:47Z
dc.date.issued	2007-07
dc.description.abstract	René Descartes (1596-1650) may be considered the first scientist in pain physiology. In his famous book De Homine (published posthumously in 1662) he described the transmission of pain signals via the nerves and spinal cord, terminating in the brain ventricles and “pineal organ”. The pain processing (nociception) system was conceptualised as a “hard-wired” pain pathway which reproduces a pain sensation in direct proportion to the extent and severity of the painful (noxious) insult – this outdated concept has been reinforced over years (and even today!) by many text books and healthcare professionals.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Meyer, HP 2007, 'Pain management in primary care - current concepts', South African Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 74, no. 6, pp. 18-20, 22-24, 56. [www.sapj.co.za]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0038-2558
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4242
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Medpharm Publications	en
dc.rights	Medpharm Publications	en
dc.subject	Pain management	en
dc.subject	Primary care	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Pain -- Treatment
dc.title	Pain management in primary care - current concepts	en
dc.type	Article	en