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Pain 120 : The Descending Noxious Inhibitory Control circuits. How they may contribute to and ameliorate centrally generated chronic pain states

Credit Hours(s)1.0

InstructorsGeorge Kukurin, DC, DACAN

Price$20.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course

Educational Objectives

Relate the effects of failure within the DNIC to the development of chronic pain.
Draw the pathways specific to ascending sensory and descending pain modulatory circuits.
Apply knowledge of the DNIC, as it relates to chronic lower back pain.
Discuss basic science research that links the PAG with the phenomena of offset analgesia and conditioned pain modulation.
Formulate and apply treatment plans based on stimulation of the DNIC utilizing spinal cord stimulation, motor cortex activation and heterotopic noxious conditioning stimulation.

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