Treating stress-related pain with the flotation restricted environmental stimulation technique: Are there differences between women and men?

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-298

  Bood, Sven Å ^a   Kjellgren, Anette ^a   Norlander, Torsten ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Flotation rest; Pain; Sex differences; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION TECHNIQUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349760851     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/298935     Document Type: Article

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