Did we close the gate?

4^th Global Congress on Spine and Spinal Disorders

September 05-06, 2018 Auckland, New Zealand

David Zimmerman

TMJ Therapy Center, New Zealand

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Spine

Abstract :

Reflecting on the work of Melzac and Walls who showed that pain can be modulated by â??gatesâ??, there have been noted many cases where chronic pain is reduced or eliminated for long periods, often permanently, by correctly identifying the hierarchical sources of pain signaling and subduing them, often for short periods. It does appear that all major afferent sources, when identified, subdued collectively and this drop in afferent signaling appear to have reduced signaling enough to reset the threshold. Thus even removal of protection of afferent sources does not generate enough signaling to trigger a cognitive recognition of â??painâ?? and other neurologically driven process thus a chronic pain person is benefitted.

Biography :

David Zimmerman has been interested in craniofacial pain, sleep and breathing after completing a two years course (Diploma in Clinical Dentistry) in Orthodontics.

E-mail: david@tmjtherapycentre.co.nz