News tagged with pain threshold
Does it hurt? A cautionary note on the use of perceived pain scores in health outcomes research
It is well known that pain is a highly subjective experience. We each have a pain threshold, but this can vary depending on distractions and mood. A paper in the International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research offers ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Doctors don't need to fear red heads
A study in the British Medical Journal's Christmas issue today confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Brain Study: Sensitive Persons' Perception Moderates Responses Based On Culture
(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on previous brain imaging research that revealed cultural influences play a role in neural activation during perception, Arthur Aron, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 03, 2010 |
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Migraine sufferers more prone to hangover headache
Migraine sufferers, beware. You may be more prone to an alcohol-induced headache after a night of drinking, according to researchers from the Jefferson Headache Center. The research will be presented at Neuroscience 2009, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Pulling together increases your pain threshold
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of Oxford rowers shows that members of a team who exercise together are able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they train on their own.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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