Sentences with phrase «pain sensitivity»

We often see low pain sensitivity in dogs that have been bred for this trait.

The system is designed for low pain sensitivity dogs, and very large dogs that require a stronger correction than can be provided by a standard collar.

In another study, volunteers coping with a 2 - hour nightly regimen experienced heightened pain sensitivity — a common symptom of sleep deprivation.

They also examined if stress intolerance was associated with high pain sensitivity.

By six months after transplant, animals exhibited significantly reduced pain sensitivities.

A dog with very low pain sensitivity, for this definition and purpose, is one that will be more likely to resort to biting if something hurts.

CS can lead to self - generation of pain signals and heightened pain sensitivity, but is difficult to measure.

This correlates well with the findings in work package 3 of increased pain sensitivity in sleep - deprived human volunteers.

«The effect of sleep deprivation on pain sensitivity in operated and intact rats was virtually eliminated by pharmacologically blocking the action of adenosine in a brain region in the anterior hypothalamus known to regulate sleep, which is connected to major pain - related areas,» Vanini says.

The lessening of pain sensitivity achieved with spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) occurs as a result of the treatment and not as much from a placebo effect caused by the expectation of receiving SMT, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain.

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital recently found that consuming caffeine may help decrease pain sensitivity in those with chronic pain.

QST uses brief computer - applied painful stimuli as well as sophisticated manually - applied pain sensitivity testing (such as heat, cold, pressure and pinprick) to assess how the nervous system responds to painful stimuli.

Another study that was published in 1988 by Komisaruk found that women have smaller pain sensitivity during labor.

Another study that was published in 1988 by Komisaruk found that women have smaller pain sensitivity during labor.

It took them 12 weeks to return to the same level of pain sensitivity as the control rats that took no morphine.

Distress intolerance, however, was not associated with greater pain sensitivity but was linked with higher pain - related anxiety.

Napping reverses increased pain sensitivity due to sleep restriction.

«We can also see how other interventions such as gently stroking the baby changes pain - related brain activity or whether different experiences such as a vaginal birth or C - section alters pain sensitivity in the newborn infant.»

We think that caffeine might prevent the increase in pain sensitivity by blocking part of the neurochemical changes induced by sleep deprivation in specific brain areas that control sleep and wakefulness, and project to pain - related sites.»

Researchers from the University of Florida investigated whether lessening of pain sensitivity attributed to SMT is specific to the procedure itself or occurs as a placebo effect from treatment expectation.

This suggested that BH4 regulates pain sensitivity.

Mice engineered to make excess BH4 had heightened pain sensitivity even when they were uninjured, suggesting that BH4 is sufficient to produce pain.

And mice missing GRPR neurons did not experience less pain sensitivity, as opposed to what has been seen when STT cells are damaged.

However, despite not offering the same level of pain relief, we found that codeine increased pain sensitivity just as much as morphine.»

To assess whether EA alleviated the hyperalgesia, they measured pain sensitivity using radiant heat (a light beam directed at the hind paw of each rat) and measured paw withdrawal latencies to the light stimulation, with and without EA.

Importantly, at both time points examined, there were no differences in locomotor activity and / or pain sensitivity between rat groups (Additional file6: Figure S5), suggesting that the reduced fear conditioning responses (freezing behavior) in transgenic rats were not influenced by any differences in sensitivity to pain or by increased locomotion.

Neuronal mechanism behind the increased pain sensitivity from sleep deprivation on pain has been investigated further, in rats and human volunteers in parallel and central pain modulatory mechanisms are involved in parallel to negative cognitive effects.

Godfrey, K. M., et al. «Salivary cortisol and cold pain sensitivity in female twins.»

The body achieves this by sending numerous chemicals to the wound; these include various cytokines like interleukin - 9, bradykinin (responsible for controlling pain sensitivity), and numerous others.

The consumed caffeine caused dopamine, a carrier of messages between nerve cells in the brain, to flood the brain's pleasure center resulting in decreased pain sensitivity, a huge benefit for chronic pain suffers.

It is also linked to decreased immune - system function, greater pain sensitivity, problems performing at work or other activities, increased errors and a higher risk of accidents, the group noted.

Lack of sleep also increases pain sensitivity and perception of exertion so think twice before hitting the gym after an all nighter.

We test pain sensitivity in puppies, not to see how good of a sense of touch they have, but to try and predict if (and on what parts of the body) the adult dog will feel threatened if touched or is in moderate pain.

I immediately sent this info to my 23 year old daughter, who also suffers from headaches, balance issues, pain sensitivity, and episodes of confusion with some of her worst headaches.

On reanalysing data from the group's past studies, such as on pain sensitivity to hot water, the researchers found that mice tested by men showed lower baseline pain sensitivity than mice tested by women.The work indirectly demonstrates potential effects on nearly any kind of medical research, says Joseph Garner, who studies mouse behavior and well - being at Stanford University in California.

The 110 study subjects had repeat mechanical and thermal pain sensitivity testing to measure immediate, within session, change in pain sensitivity.

But scientists have now gathered more evidence that pain sensitivity has a strong physical basis as well.

Next, the researchers tested the volunteers» pain sensitivity with the «thumbsmasher,» a machine that applies pressure to 18 points on the body, and compared the results against scans assessing white matter function.

By blocking this peptide, doctors hope to break the cycle of increasing inflammation and increased pain sensitivity that contributes to migraine headaches.

Liem says this dysfunction triggers the release of more of the hormone that stimulates these cells, but this hormone also stimulates a brain receptor related to pain sensitivity.

Known to be linked to pain sensitivity and currently used in the development of painkillers, this is the first time the TRPA1 gene has been implicated in the response of blood vessels in the skin to cold.

Effects on learning and memory, social interaction, anxiety - related behaviors, locomotor activity, and pain sensitivity have been reported (6, 24).

These include osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, hypertension, pain sensitivity, and psychiatric disorders.

Additional file 6: Figure S5: Analysis of locomotor activity and pain sensitivity in McGill transgenic rats.

Endocrinologist Vin Tangpricha notes that Emory studies are looking at vitamin D in the context of tuberculosis, sepsis, sickle cell disease, cancer, cystic fibrosis and pain sensitivity.

The hormone, called PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase - activating polypeptide), is known to act throughout the body and the brain, modulating central nervous system activity, metabolism, blood pressure, pain sensitivity and immune function.