Neuroplasticity and pain: What does it all mean?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 177-178

  Siddall, Philip J ^a,b  

^a Greenwich Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84874589828     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10100     Document Type: Editorial

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