PAIN AND THE BRAIN: THEORETICAL AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Presenter: Moseley L
That the brain is a critical player when it comes to pain is now well
established and widely, although not universally, accepted. As a result,
the way we interpret many clinical interventions has changed and new
interventions have emerged. Not surprisingly, the massive advances in our
understanding of the role of the brain in pain have highlighted how little
we really know. This has triggered a renewed focus on theoretical models
and the development of novel experimental approaches with which to test
them. In this talk, I will present some contemporary theories that serve as
a kind of road map along which we are pursuing a better understanding of
why some people get chronic pain and others do not, how we can interrupt
this process and how we can treat those who have already made the
transition to chronicity. I will focus on theories that relate to the human as
a complex system, rather than theories based on any particular molecular,
genetic or end-organ dysfunction.
CPD Points: 0.5