Effects of isometric exercise on pain are mediated by blood pressure

Biological Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-128

  Ring, Christopher ^a   Edwards, Louisa ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreceptors; Exercise induced hypoalgesia; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Pain; Pressor response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLEXOR REFLEX; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOALGESIA; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX;

EID: 41149126571     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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