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PART OF THE ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES

- What is pain and can we measure it?
- What is chronic pain and can we treat it?
- Can we make pain pleasant?

UNDERSTAND the causes and the reasons for pain. This complex, subjective but vital perception is experienced by the entire animal kingdom. We may not enjoy feeling it, but living without pain would be dangerous - it is our body''s way of telling us when something isn''t right.

YOUR BODY''S BUILT IN ALARM SYSTEM

Written by Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Irene Tracey, PAIN is an accessible and fascinating illustrated introduction to one of our body''s most important sensory and emotional experiences.

Pain A Ladybird Expert Book Volume 39

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      Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 26 November 2020
      ISBN-13 9780241345535
      978-0241345535
      ISBN-10 0241345537
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Human biology Neurosciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      PART OF THE ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES

      - What is pain and can we measure it?
      - What is chronic pain and can we treat it?
      - Can we make pain pleasant?

      UNDERSTAND the causes and the reasons for pain. This complex, subjective but vital perception is experienced by the entire animal kingdom. We may not enjoy feeling it, but living without pain would be dangerous - it is our body''s way of telling us when something isn''t right.

      YOUR BODY''S BUILT IN ALARM SYSTEM

      Written by Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Irene Tracey, PAIN is an accessible and fascinating illustrated introduction to one of our body''s most important sensory and emotional experiences.

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