The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women’s Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization is a historical account on how women have been treated for the problems of pelvic pain. It describes the earliest reports of women suffering from pelvic pain that seem to suggest the presence of something beyond any understanding prior to the late twentieth century. This book is for awareness of the condition and will help readers understand the complex presentations of pelvic pain: the shift from episodic to persistent pain, referred pain, pain from a non-painful stimulus (allodynia), and excessive pain from a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia). This is a novel reference that provides a detailed chronology of past treatments and how the absence of awareness of pain sensitization led to some disreputable surgical procedures. In addition, it is an historical analysis on the emergence of central pain sensitization as an explanation for the historical challenges of the past to current developments.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Acknowledgments - p. xi 8. Chapter 1. Early women gynecologists - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Medical treatments for pelvic pain prior to the Battey operation - p. 9 10. Chapter 3. Early developments in surgical practice - p. 31 11. Chapter 4. The predictions of James Blundell - p. 45 12. Chapter 5. Major gynecological developments in the 19th century - p. 49 13. Chapter 6. Dr. Robert Battey and the removal of normal ovaries - p. 71 14. Chapter 7. Battey's surgery embraced - p. 77 15. Chapter 8. Critique of the Battey operation - p. 93 16. Chapter 9. The emergence of pelvic pain sensitization - p. 113 17. Chapter 10. Clinical detection of pelvic pain sensitization - p. 131 18. Chapter 11. Pain with and without a lesion - p. 139 19. Chapter 12. Is there an evolutionary explanation for women's pelvic pain? - p. 149 20. Chapter 13. A brief summary of advancements in the treatment of women's pelvic pain since the 19th century - p. 153 21. Chapter 14. Summary and suggestions - p. 159 22. Index - p. 161
The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women’s Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization is a historical account on how women have been treated for the problems of pelvic pain. It describes the earliest reports of women suffering from pelvic pain that seem to suggest the presence of something beyond any understanding prior to the late twentieth century. This book is for awareness of the condition and will help readers understand the complex presentations of pelvic pain: the shift from episodic to persistent pain, referred pain, pain from a non-painful stimulus (allodynia), and excessive pain from a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia). This is a novel reference that provides a detailed chronology of past treatments and how the absence of awareness of pain sensitization led to some disreputable surgical procedures. In addition, it is an historical analysis on the emergence of central pain sensitization as an explanation for the historical challenges of the past to current developments.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Acknowledgments - p. xi 8. Chapter 1. Early women gynecologists - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Medical treatments for pelvic pain prior to the Battey operation - p. 9 10. Chapter 3. Early developments in surgical practice - p. 31 11. Chapter 4. The predictions of James Blundell - p. 45 12. Chapter 5. Major gynecological developments in the 19th century - p. 49 13. Chapter 6. Dr. Robert Battey and the removal of normal ovaries - p. 71 14. Chapter 7. Battey's surgery embraced - p. 77 15. Chapter 8. Critique of the Battey operation - p. 93 16. Chapter 9. The emergence of pelvic pain sensitization - p. 113 17. Chapter 10. Clinical detection of pelvic pain sensitization - p. 131 18. Chapter 11. Pain with and without a lesion - p. 139 19. Chapter 12. Is there an evolutionary explanation for women's pelvic pain? - p. 149 20. Chapter 13. A brief summary of advancements in the treatment of women's pelvic pain since the 19th century - p. 153 21. Chapter 14. Summary and suggestions - p. 159 22. Index - p. 161
