Animal Models of Pain

From the reviews: "This volume specifically covers animal models used to study different types of pain. ... The book has a very specific audience -- neuroscientists studying pain physiology and investigators trying to develop new pharmacological interventions for pain. It also may help clinicians to develop a better understanding of the testing methods used to develop new drugs as in relationship to their efficacies. ... It covers topics that are the backbone of the understanding and management of pain." (Tariq M. Malik, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2012) "This book critically describes the recent attempts to more directly model prevalent clinical pain syndromes to increase face and predictive validity of pain modelling tools. The book encompasses a total of 11 chapters, each written by authoritative researchers in the field. ... Each chapter describes in detail how the models in question are developed. ... appeal to scientists interested in understanding pain mechanisms and in the preclinical development of new analgesics, as well as clinicians aiming at advancing translation pain research." (Debby Van Dam, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, January, 2011)

• Assessment of Pain in Animals.- Animal Models of Inflammatory Pain.- Animal Models of Visceral Pain.- Animal Models of Pain After Peripheral Nerve Injury.- Animal Models of Pain After Injury to the Spinal Ganglia and Dorsal Roots.- Localized Inflammatory Irritation of the Lumbar Ganglia: An Animal Model of Chemogenic Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy.- Animal Models of Central Neuropathic Pain.- Animal Models of Cancer Pain.- Animal Models of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain.- Animal Models of HIV-Associated Painful Sensory Neuropathy.- Animal Models of Postoperative Pain.