Browsing by Subject "pain"
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(2018-01-23)Over 90% of spinal cord injuries are caused by traumatic accidents and are often associated with secondary tissue damage that can provide a source of continued pain input. Previous work has shown that nociceptive stimulation ...
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Encouragement is a commonly used form of social support. Studies have shown that encouragement and other modes of social support can lower cortisol, increase pain tolerance and thresholds, and lower heart rate. However, ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)In searching for new human pain models that more closely resemble clinical pain states, the capsaicin pain model has emerged as a viable model for both inflammatory and neuropathic pain states. A principal benefit of the ...
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(2016-12-08)Pain impairs self-regulation and cognitive abilities related to decision-making. Additionally, clinical chronic pain patients have demonstrated impaired performance on risky decision-making tasks, often choosing immediate ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)Previous research has demonstrated the impact of negative emotional states on pain modulation. The direction of this modulation has been shown to correspond to the arousal level and the valence of the emotional state, ...
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(2009-05-15)Surgical embryo transfer in rodents is a common procedure in today’s research laboratory, although little is known of the effect analgesics may have on not only the recipient female but also the embryos. Two perioperative ...
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(2017-05-02)Opioids are amongst the most effective and widely prescribed medications for the treatment of pain following spinal cord injury (SCI). Spinally-injured patients receive opioids shortly upon arrival at the emergency room, ...
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(2023)The social context of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) has received little attention in the scientific literature. However, social psychological theory and insights from those with lived experiences suggest that people living ...
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(2015-11-11)Events soon after spinal cord trauma alter spinal cord function and drastically impact functional outcomes. Guided by our work in a transection model of spinal learning, we hypothesized that uncontrollable noxious input ...
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(2018-04-19)Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are often the result of traumatic accidents resulting in polytrauma. Pain input from associated injuries has been shown to negatively impair locomotor recovery and foster the development of ...
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(2021-09-29)Pain input after spinal cord injury can be detrimental to acute and long-term processes. In a rodent model of incomplete spinal cord injury, it has been shown that nociceptive stimulation (pain input) administered below ...
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(2022-05-18)Psychological trauma often co-occurs with pain. This relationship has been explored using measures designed to assess pain sensitivity in controlled, laboratory settings; however, findings and posited explanatory mechanisms ...