title: Pain mechanisms and their disorders.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to summarise how functional imaging techniques have changed our understanding of normal and abnormal pain mechanisms, how they inform a change in clinical practice and to speculate on possible future clinical uses.
authors.affiliation: Human Pain Research Group, University of Manchester Rheumatic Diseases Centre, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: A K P
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: S W G
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Derbyshire
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017288:Pain Threshold; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics