The effect of a mental stressor on conditioned pain modulation in healthy subjects

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 142-148

  Nilsen, Kristian B ^a,b,c   Christiansen, Sunniva E ^a   Holmen, Line B ^a   Sand, Trond ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Counterirritation analgesia; Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls; DNIC; Endogenous pain modulation; Musculoskeletal pain; Quantitative sensory testing; Stress related pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED PAIN MODULATION; DIFFUSE NOXIOUS INHIBITORY CONTROL; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOURNIQUET;

EID: 84863444034     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: 18778879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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