ILOs

• What is pain?
• What is the purpose of pain? The good, the bad, and the ugly.
• Explain the basic physiological mechanisms
• Characterise the different types of pain
• Identify the essential parameters to be assessed in a full holistic appraisal of pain
• List the main components of multi-modal pain management
• Propose a logical regimen to maintain Low Back Pain

• What does the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) classify pain as?
• What is the purpose of pain?
• Define what nociception is...
• A diagram showing us where we find nociceptors in the skin
• What is the distinguishing feature of nociceptors from other receptors in the body?
• A reminder of different types of nerve fibres!
• A schematic showing us the transmission sensory pathways of pain transmission!
• The difference in conduction pathway of physiological and pathophysiological pain...
• A diagram showing us the different lamina which nerve fibres run into in the dorsal horn!
• Another diagram showing us dorsal horn organisation
• What are the two levels of pain modulation?