# Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-mechanisms-and-treatments-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 3,048,018 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropathic pain, focusing on central sensitization, neuroinflammation, glial activation, and the modulation of pain perception. It covers topics such as nociception, neuronal plasticity, chronic pain, hyperalgesia, and diabetic neuropathy. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T10196 |
| Works | 107,931 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Richard Durbin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-durbin/)
- [Shizuo Akira](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/)
- [Cyrus Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cyrus-cooper/)
- [Jun Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jun-wang-11/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Karl Friston](https://scholariq.org/researchers/karl-friston/)
- [Dan J. Stein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dan-j-stein/)
- [Elie A. Akl](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elie-a-akl/)
- [Peter Jüni](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-juni/)
- [Peter C Gøtzsche](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-c-g-tzsche/)
- [Louisa Degenhardt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/louisa-degenhardt/)

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