Showing posts with label Nociception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nociception. Show all posts
14 March 2010

Mutations in the SCN9A gene and pain sensitivity

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The article emphasizes the genetics, but I'm more interested in the implication that the heightened sensitivity relates to the speed at ...
31 December 2009

TENS confusion

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Given that TENS was part of the discovery of the gate-control theory 40 years ago, it really would be nice if its implications for the disti...
18 September 2009

Why papercuts hurt so damn much

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During my bimonthly rereading of Price's Psychological Mechanisms of Pain and Analgesia, I ran across this in the middle of a discussion...

A role for glial cell-targeting treatments for pain?

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The Psychology of Pain blog links to an interesting new study from CU-Boulder. I don't want to steal too much of his post, so here's...
06 May 2009

The day after the day after

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Question: When I haven't been to judo in a few weeks, I'm more sore 48 hours after practice than I am 24 hours afterward. But after...
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02 May 2009

Medical News Today News Article

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Medical News Today News Article : "Stroking The Skin Sends Signals Direct To The Brain, Deadens Pain Impulses 16 Apr 2009    The specia...

Translating nociceptive processing into human pain models.

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Limits on pain models: Translating nociceptive processing into human pain models. : " Exp Brain Res . 2009 Apr 29; Schmelz M As volunte...
25 October 2008

Heat and pain

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Hot. ScienceDaily (Jul. 5, 2006) The old wives’ tale that heat relieves abdominal pain, such as colic or menstrual pain, has been scientific...