The Pain Clinic Back to The Pain Clinic all-issues list Volume 14 Number 3 Issue September 2002 How effective are opioids in relieving neuropathic pain? 183    Andre P. Schmidt; Sergio R. G. Schmidt Ganglionic local opioid analgesia in refractory trigeminal neuralgia: Just a placebo? A randomized, controlled, double-blind, cross-over study 195    Anna Spacek; Fritz Orlicek; Christian Wöber; Werner Brannath; Franz X. Neiger; Peter Wessely; Hans G. Kress Chest wall pain and related respiratory muscle strength in patients with primary fibromyalgia 201    Günah ahin; Bahar Uluba; Selda Bai; Mukadder Çalikolu; Yasemin Yapici; Canan Erdoan The role of high voltage electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of patellofemoral pain 207    I. Akarcali; N. Tugay; D. Kaya; A. Atay; M. N. Doral Is the current perception threshold test affected by circadian changes? A study of healthy volunteers 213    Toshiya Tomioka; Shigehito Sawamura; Aki Meno; Masakazu Hayashida; Hideko Arita; Kazuo Hanaoka The effect of physiotherapy approaches on the pain patterns of amputees for Buerger's disease 217    Özlem Güven Ülger; Kezban Yiiter; Gül ener Comparison of the effects of amitriptyline and paroxetine in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome 223    Kazim Çapaci; Simin Hepgüler Musculoskeletal pain in elite competitive male swimmers 229    K. Capaci; B. Ozcaldiran; B. Durmaz Bone mineral density and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with low dose prednisolone 235    Saliha Karatay; Akin Erdal; Akin Levent; Kadir Yildirim; Kazim enel The use of serial and modulated radiofrequencies in the treatment of dental pathology 243    B. Valentino; F. Melito; B. Aldi; T. Valentino Functional correlation between the masticatory muscles and the trapezius. An EMG study 251    B. Valentino; T. Valentino; F. Melito A new method for evaluating trigeminal motor nerve conduction 255    B. Valentino; T. Valentino; F. Melito Correlation between interdental occlusal plane and plantar arches. An EMG study 259    B. Valentino; T. Valentino; F. Melito Emotional instability due to personality impairment is reflected in the intensity of central pain 263    Hisashi Yanagida; Kazuo Arakawa; Katsuhiro Sakai; Yumiko Sadohara Measure of the pressure pain threshold in human acute and chronic pulpal diseases 269    Melahat Gorduysus; Nihal Avcu; Türkan Akbayrak; Omer Gorduysus Changes in regional cerebral blood flow in the thalamus after electroconvulsive therapy for patients with central post-stroke pain 273    S. Fukui; S. Nosaka Sumatriptan ameliorates headache induced by hypobaric hypoxia 277    Daisuke Yoshikawa; Fumio Nishihara; Shigeru Saito The validity of EMG tests in the diagnosis of the temporo-mandibular joint syndrome 281    B. Valentino; B. Aldi; F. Melito; T. Valentino An EMG study of temporo-mandibular joint disorders 287    B. Valentino; F. Melito; R. Valentino Book Reviews 293     Calendar of events 297