Effect of mental stress on cold pain in chronic tension-type headache sufferers

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 367-373

  Cathcart, Stuart ^a   Winefield, Anthony H ^a   Lushington, Kurt ^a   Rolan, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold pressor; Pain sensitivity; Stress; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 70349260280     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-009-0131-5     Document Type: Article

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