Table of Contents

Preface: MYOPAIN 2001, Introduction: The Fifth World Congress on Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia, MYOPAIN 2001, Portland, Oregon, USA, September 9-13, 2001, Muscle Pain and Aging, The Neurobiology of Central Sensitization, The Pharmacology of Central Sensitization, Is Fibromyalgia a Central Pain State?, Imaging Pain in the Brain: The Role of the Cerebral Cortex in Pain Perception and Modulation, Brain Mechanisms of Persistent Pain States, Suffering and Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Deep Tissue Hyperalgesia, Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Muscle Pain, Masticatory Myofascial Pain: An Explanatory Model of Regional Muscle Pain Syndromes, Neurophysiological Basis of Visceral Pain, Myofascial and Visceral Pain Syndromes: Visceral-Somatic Pain Representations, Physical Therapy Approach to Fibromyalgia with Myofascial Trigger Points: A Case Report, The Epidemiology of Chronic Widespread Pain, Fibromyalgia Associated Syndromes, The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Fibromyalgia: Where Are We in 2001?, The Autonomic Nervous System and Fibromyalgia, Chronic Persistent Pain in Victims of Torture, The Development of Widespread Pain After Injuries, Index

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Robert M. Bennett