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Genetic variation in P2RX7 and pain tolerance. [PDF]
Pain, 2018 Abstract P2X7 is a nonselective cation channel activated by extracellular ATP. P2X7 activation contributes to the proinflammatory response to injury or bacterial invasion and mediates apoptosis. Recently, P2X7 function has been linked to chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
Kambur O +7 more
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Pain and pain tolerance in professional ballet dancers. [PDF]
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1995 Pain experience in sport had been the subject of increasing research in recent years. While sports professionals have generally been found to have higher pain thresholds than control subjects the reasons for this are not entirely clear. The present study seeks to investigate one possible explanatory factor, the importance of the popular image of the ...
B, Tajet-Foxell, F D, Rose
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Psychological pain tolerance mediates the association between physical pain sensitivity and suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Previous studies have consistently identified pain as a significant risk factor for suicidal behavior. Both physical and psychological pain have been implicated in the underlying mechanisms of suicidal behavior.
Meng Liang +3 more
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Experimental pain tolerance is associated with dental anxiety– the Tromsø study 2015–2016 [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground There are individual differences in pain sensitivity. Dental anxiety may increase the experience of pain during dental treatment, and painful dental treatments may trigger or amplify dental anxiety.
Hege Nermo +5 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2018 Chronic pain, including cancer-related pain, is a pain condition often caused by inflammation or dysfunctional nerves. Chronic pain treatment poses a significant health care challenge, where opioids especially morphine are widely used and patients often ...
Zhao Dai +5 more
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Psychological and Genetic Predictors of Pain Tolerance. [PDF]
Clin Transl Sci, 2019 Previous studies have shown associations between genetic polymorphisms and pain tolerance, but psychological evaluations are seldom measured. The objective of this study was to determine the independent effects of demographic, psychological, and genetic predictors of cold noxious pain tolerance.
Patanwala AE +9 more
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Alexithymia increases effects of ego-depletion
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Alexithymia is associated with deficiencies to identify, describe and express emotions, paucity of fantasies and an externally oriented cognitive style.
Konrad Schnabel, Olga Pollatos
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Pain tolerance after stroke: The Tromsø study [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Stroke lesions might alter pain processing and modulation by affecting the widely distributed network of brain regions involved. We aimed to compare pain tolerance in stroke survivors and stroke-free persons in the general population, with ...
Stigum, Hein +13 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Background: Pain, a subjective sensation, poses a great challenge to the human body as a stressor. There is empirical evidence that moderate to intense physical activity increases pain tolerance and this may be critical during pregnancy for optimal ...
Katarzyna Leźnicka +7 more
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Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Previous research showing that swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the effects of a conventional swear word (“fuck”) and two new “swear” words identified as both emotion ...
Richard Stephens +2 more
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