title: What are the mechanisms of regional musculoskeletal pain?
abstract: Pain is a subjective experience that is unique to the individual. Although pain is usually associated with tissue injury or inflammation, it is strongly influenced by changes within the nervous system as well as by psychological and social factors. This review focuses on those 'nociceptive' mechanisms which contribute to pain and demonstates how an appreciation of underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms can lead to improved diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000503:physiopathology; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D020671:Posterior Horn Cells / Q000502:physiology; D013133:Spinothalamic Tracts / Q000502:physiology; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D018836:Inflammation Mediators