TY - BOOK AU - Melzack, R. AU - Wall, P.D. TI - The challenge of pain T2 - Penguin Science SN - 0140256709 PY - 1996/// CY - Harmondsworth PB - Penguin Books KW - PAIN N2 - Paperback; Over the past 25 years a scientific revolution has taken place in the field of pain research and therapy. A major catalyst for this change was the introduction in 1965, by Professor Ronald Melzack and Professor Patrick Wall, of the ""gate control"" theory of pain, which led to an explosion of research studies and new therapeutic approaches. In this informative study, they discuss the current status of pain research and treatment ER -