AIM of the site:
This website is a private initiative without profit intention and without relations with commercial doctors.
The objective is to distribute and clarify information about chronic pain.
The initiators want to be helpful to publish and explain scientific articles to non-professionals
Author: PHE van der Veen
Translations: Annemarie Hoogervorst
INTRODUCTION
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Infrared image with (cold) pain (green) on the left hand.
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Introduction to this site on chronic pain.
On this site a number of chapters will be placed about research and hypotheses developed in the period of 1981-1986 and up till now by circumstances not published elsewhere.
They are personal views of the author of this site, partly tested by research and partly described as theoretical hypotheses.
The differences between the articles are clearly indicated.
The sequence of publishing is not related to the sequence of research or the research intention.
First a display of those articles that reach the group better by publication on the internet than by the traditional physical media.
How did the underlying ideas develop in 1975-1981, the beginning of the actual research?
It started with the textbook by Hansen and Schliack. In this there is a reference to an investigation by Baumann and Uckert (1954). They found that chronic pain spots have lower skin temperature than their surroundings. Objective and measurable. Via orthosympathic stimulation and sensitization of the spinal marrow the track led to the then called “Südeckse Dystrophy”, also called “sympathic reflex dystrophy”.
Was there a connection?
In all four cases :pain, skin temperature, sensitization and sympathic reflexes prostaglandins could and can play a role.
In 1977 prostaglandins were described by Horrobin and Manku as substances that play a crucial role in the measuring and regulation technical situation in the body.
Those situations may occur at the origination of Dystrophy (now called CRPS).
Prostaglandins were first discovered in the liquid of the prostate gland and play an important role in the function of the genitals.
Together with the clinic lesson of gynecologist professor Kloosterman (1966) about “Abdominal Pain” this was the reason to plan some research (in consultation with him) that not just happen to extend across the gynecological field.
Starting from the idea “abdominal Pain” the research field extended to other spots of chronic pain, the assumed measuring- and diagnostic possibilities, (regulation)processes at the spot and the possible relation to the origin of Dystrophy,(CRPS)
Expected:
- History of pain
- Kinds of pain
- Pain organizations
- Investigation in the past
- Old, older, oldest
- Investigation after 1980
- Investigation after 2000
- Present position 2012
- Current opinions
- Applications of the investigation
- Diagnostic methods
- Literature
This site is set up as a hobby gone out of hands on a voluntary base. This takes time. We ask for your understanding when you cannot find yet what you are looking for. Besides publishing of investigation information and referring to existing literature we also have to translate everything in English. For that reason for the time being:
Under construction
Cooperation to this site will be appreciated very much.
2014- September- 30
Three articles are accepted for publication:
Veen PHE van der, Martens EP. Viscerocutaneous reflexes with abdominal wall pain: A study conducted in 1981 on pregnant women from a general practice. Thermography international. 2013;23(2): 56-63
Available at:
http://www.uhlen.at/thermology-international/index.php
Veen PHE van der. Viscero-cutaneous reflexes in relation to abdominal and pelvic pain. A study from 1982 in females with IUD insertions. Thermography international. 2013;23(3): 87-92
Available at:
http:// www.uhlen.at/thermology-international/index.php
Veen PHE van der. Infrared thermography for pain influenced by a Xanthine derivative: An attempt to assess chronic pain objectively.
Thermology international Vol 24 (2014), No. 2: 39-48
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