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1 Bridging the gap between pain m anagement as a speciality and rheumatology Harald Breivik and Michael Sh ipley

2 Science & psychology of pain

2 Sc ience and psychology of pain Johan W.S. Vlaeyen, Geert Crombez and Liesb et Goubert
3 What are the mechanisms of chronic pain? Bruce L. Kidd
3 Assessment

4 Assessment of pain in patie nts with rheumatic diseases Tuulikki Sokka
5 Assessment of neuropathi c pain Ellen J rum
6 Diagnostic nerve blocks in chronic pain Nikolai Bogduk

4 Spinal Pain

7 Neck pain Robert F errari and Anthony S. Russell
8 Low back pain Maurits van Tulder, Bar t Koes and Claire Bombardier
Low back pain from a clinical point of view Aage Indahl
9 Self-care techniques for acute episodes of low bac k pain Sherri Weiser, Marco A. Campello, Margareta Nordin and Markus Pie trek
10 Advances with analgesics and NSAIDs for the treatment of spin al disorders J. A. Desmeules, V. Rollason, C. Cedraschi, V. Piguet, A.-F . Allaz and Pierre Dayer
11 The contribution of psychosocial factors