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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Effect of pain"”.
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The effect of pain on human time perception
This thesis explored the effect of pain on human temporal perception. This aim was achieved firstly by systematically testing the way in which pain experience affects duration estimates, and memory for duration and secondly by examining whether it was possible to reduce perceived duration of pain …
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The effect of pain site on the experience of pain
This portfolio is made up of three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review in which thetheoretical, conceptual and empirical literature relating to male and female experiences of chronic pain is reviewed. Part two is an empirical paper which uses IPA methodology to explore theinfluence of …
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The effect of experimental pain on motor training performance and sensorimotor integration
Sensorimotor integration (SMI) is the ability of the central nervous system (CNS) to integrate afferent (incoming) information from different body parts and formulate appropriate motor output to muscles. Effective sensorimotor integration is essential when learning new skills and when performing …
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A thematic exploration of chronic pain as described by patients
This study explores the experience of people suffering from chronic pain post surgical interventions. Cases are selected from those patients currently attending a pain clinic. By means of five in-depth, unstructured interviews this research seeks to understand how these patients view their pain. …
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Pain, Disablement Process and Frailty among Older Adults in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study
Background: Musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent among older adults and the most common cause of disability. Objectives: To examine 1) whether sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, depression, obesity and sleep complaints are independently associated with pain; 2) the effect of pain …
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Understanding Fatigue in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
… but less is known about the experience of fatigue for youth with SCD. The present study described the experience of fatigue in children and adolescents with SCD, and examined the combined and unique influences of anemia, sleep quality, and pain on fatigue in this population. Ninety youth …
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Disbudding of dairy goat kids: Refining protocols to reduce or eliminate pain
The aim of this thesis was to investigate potential improvements for disbudding dairy goat kids to eliminate or reduce pain. Behavioural and physiological measures were used to evaluate: (1) pain associated with four disbudding methods, and (2) the effect of pain mitigation on cautery disbudded …
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The influence of pressure stimulus intensity on pain perception and neuromuscular performance in healthy males
… sport is inherently linked with exposure to pain (Bartholemew et al, 1998; Heil, 1993) with those able to tolerate it whilst maintaining performance levels gaining a competitive edge over their opponents (Egan, 1987). Studies have shown that the presence of experimental pain reduces muscle …
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The neuromuscular efficiency of lower back muscles in low back pain
BACKGROUND: The etiology of low back pain (LBP), one of the most prevalent and costly diseases of our time, is accepted to be multi-causal, placing functional factors in the focus of research. Thereby, pain models suggest a centrally controlled strategy of trunk stiffening in LBP. However, …