Sentences with phrase «send pain signals»

Neuropathic — Also known as nerve pain or neuropathy, neuropathic back pain occurs when receptors in the spinal column continue to send pain signals to the brain even though there is no ongoing tissue damage.

The effectiveness of chiles on sore throat probably involves the depletion of substance P, the neurotransmitter that sends pain signals to the brain.

The inhibitory neurons they identified appear to control whether touch activates the excitatory neurons to send a pain signal to the brain.

«Normally, only pain receptors are involved in sending pain signals to the brain, but when the spinal dynorphin inhibitory neurons are lost, touch sensation are now perceived as painful,» says Goulding, holder of Salk's Frederick W. and Joanna J. Mitchell Chair.

When injected, the chemical appears to kill off nerve endings and receptors that are responsible for sending pain signals to the brain.

Pain that does not go away or pain that occurs with every activity indicates that the key tissues are irritated enough that they are sending pain signals even without motion.

Not exact matches

«What's happening is that your receptors in your mouth are sending a signal to your brain that there's pain, and it's in the form of hotness or heat, and so your brain produces endorphins to block that pain,» he explained.

«What's happening is that your receptors in your mouth are sending a signal to your brain that there's pain, and it's in the form of hotness or heat, and so your brain produces endorphins to block that pain,» Bosland told Live Science previously.

If you are experiencing pain that makes you «curl your toes», or if your nipples have cracking or damage, your body is sending a signal that something is not right.

All of the above increase pain level, which sends stress signals to fetus, provoking negative influence on fetal heart rate

Teething babies need to overwhelm the sensory receptors on their gums to help stop the (Nociceptive) pain signal that is sent to the brain that says «OUCH!».

But when it comes to sending signals toward your brain through your spinal cord, itch and mild pain can go through the same set of spinal cord neurons, researchers report February 22 in Neuron.

In a major breakthrough, a team led by researchers at the Salk Institute and Harvard Medical School have identified an important neural mechanism in the spinal cord that appears to be capable of sending erroneous pain signals to the brain.

Scientists have long theorized that pain signals are sent from sensory neurons in the limbs and other extremities to transmission neurons in the spinal cord, which then relay the information to the brain.

Most people think of pain as something that happens in the body — I twist my head too far, and my neck sends a «pain signal» to the brain to indicate that the twisting hurts.

This is why products containing menthol have names like «Icy Hot» — menthol stimulates both the hot (pain) and cold receptors, sending the brain a really ambiguous signal.

In extreme conditions, pain or numbness is perceived by the brain using signals sent by these peripheral nerves.

The molecule can influence signals sent by a number of other receptors in the brain, many involved in pain and inflammation.

«The [pain] signal might get generated by sodium channel 1.7, but it does not get sent to the brain by 1.8,» Rowe says.

This change in electrical charge of the neuron is what propagates and sends the signal to the spinal cord and then to the brain to register as a sensation, such as pain or pressure.

The first signal of pain would send glial sends into an alert mode, preparing them for more action.

Most painkillers (or analgesics, from the Greek term for the absence of pain) work on the central nervous system — the brain and the spinal cord — and the peripheral nervous system, which connects the rest of the body to them, sending signals back and forth.

Erenumab (brand name Aimovig) works by blocking a key brain «neurotransmitter» chemical that sends out pain signals, the research team explained.

But the perception of pain is our body's way of sending us a signal that something is wrong and needs our attention.

Neuropathic pain develops when damaged or dysfunctional nerves send inappropriate signals to the brain.7 Neuropathic pain can result from diabetic neuropathy, hyperalgesia syndrome, previous trauma, and onychectomy.

Chewing on a hard object produces a different kind of sensation that somehow overrides the pain signals sent to the brain by the erupting teeth.

Laser light desensitizes local nerves so that they can not fire as quickly, thereby sending fewer pain signals to the brain.

The protrusions exert pressure on the gums, sending pressure signals to the puppy's brain so that it is the pressure that is registered and not the pain.

As the tooth weakens, bacteria and inflammation spread, the nerve can be affected, sending impulses to the brain signaling that there is something wrong — in the form of pain.

Phantom pain is when the nerves would send wrong signals to the brain and tell it that a certain part of the amputated leg or arm is painful.