This book describes basic mechanisms and pain management. It is aimed primarily at university students who have traditionally taught part of this important problem within their curriculum .. This text will bring elements of pain training together in one place and improve their understanding.

It also helps anyone in the health care profession develop an understanding of pain before moving on to clinical practice or more advanced training. The chapters contain a logical sequential build-up of basic science, the introduction of possible interventions before treatment and more detailed therapeutic interventions.

There are subsequent scenarios in the book to compile previous concepts. This would allow the text to be reconsidered as appropriate throughout the years of training or used as a reference at a later date..