RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pain: Its Physiology and Rationale for Management
JF Physical Therapy
JO Phys Ther
FD American Physical Therapy Association
SP 21
OP 23
VO 60
IS 1
A1 Bishop, Beverly
YR 1980
UL http://jcore-reference.highwire.org/content/60/1/21.abstract
AB The analgesic effects of morphine and other opiates have long been recognized, but the mechanisms underlying these effects have only recently been uncovered. First, opiate receptors were discovered and their distribution throughout the central nervous system mapped. Then endogenous morphine-like compounds, called endorphins and enkephalins, were identified. One of the most promising aspects of understanding the physiology and pharmacology of these endogenous opiates is conquering control over pain.