Muscle Pain: Understanding the Mechanisms

By Siegfried Mense

Book Overview

Functional Anatomy of Muscle: Muscle, Nociceptors and Afferent Fibers.- Peripheral Mechanisms of Muscle Pain: Response Behavior of Muscle Nociceptors and Factors Eliciting Local Muscle Pain.- Central Nervous Mechanisms of Muscle Pain: Ascending Pathways, Central Sensitization, and Pain-Modulating Systems.- Referral of Musculoskeletal Pain.- Increased Muscle Tone as a Cause of Muscle Pain.- Reorganized Motor Control Due to Muscle Pain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642444814
• ISBN13: 9783642444814
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"