Detailed guides to painful problems, treatments & more

Pain mechanisms: a new theory

PainSci » bibliography » Melzack et al 1965
updated
Tags: chronic pain, classics, pain problems

Six pages on PainSci cite Melzack 1965: 1. Pain is Weird 2. Heat for Pain and Rehab 3. Does Ultrasound or Shockwave Therapy Work? 4. Mind Over Pain 5. Counterstimulation, Counterirritation, and Gate Control 6. The Proteins of Pain: Part 3, Spice Therapy (Member Post) 

PainSci notes on Melzack 1965:

This is Melzack and Wall’s seminal paper arguing that (emphasis mine) “pain perception and response is triggered after the cutaneous sensory input has been modulated by both sensory feedback mechanisms and the influences of the central nervous system. We propose that the abstraction of information at the first synapse may mark only the beginning of a continuing selection and filtering of the input.” Among other things, this is the paper that described the mechanism of gate control and ultimately gave rise to the highly influential concept of the neuromatrix (Melzack).

Salamander logo, marking the end of the article.

This page is part of the PainScience BIBLIOGRAPHY, which contains plain language summaries of thousands of scientific papers & others sources. It’s like a highly specialized blog. A few highlights:

PainSci Member Login » Submit your email to unlock member content. If you can’t remember/access your registration email, please contact me. ~ Paul Ingraham, PainSci Publisher