concept

pain sensitivity

Also known as: sensitivity to pain

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Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 5 facts

claimA non-elaborative mental stance and the decoupling of executive and pain-related cortices predict low pain sensitivity in Zen meditators, as found by Grant, Courtemanche, and Rainville (2010).

referenceGrant and Rainville (2009) conducted a cross-sectional study on pain sensitivity and the analgesic effects of mindful states in Zen meditators.

claimLower pain sensitivity and higher pain thresholds in meditators are predicted by reductions in functional connectivity between executive and pain-related cortices, according to Grant et al. (2010b).

claimZen meditators exhibit differences in cortical thickness and pain sensitivity, according to Grant, Courtemanche, Duerden, Duncan, and Rainville (2010).

measurementZen meditators exhibit increased cortical thickness in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) that positively correlates with lower pain sensitivity, suggesting an ability to monitor and express emotions related to pain without high negative valence, according to Grant et al. (2010a).

Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax pressbooks.cuny.edu CUNY Pressbooks 3 facts

claimStress may contribute to tension headaches by increasing pain sensitivity in already-sensitive pain pathways in tension headache sufferers, according to Cathcart, Petkov, & Pritchard (2008).

claimTension headache sufferers have a lower threshold for and greater sensitivity to pain compared to non-sufferers, according to Ukestad & Wittrock (1996).

claimStress increases sensitivity to pain, as demonstrated by Caceres & Burns (1997) and Logan et al. (2001).

Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu Maricopa Open Digital Press 3 facts

claimStress may contribute to tension headaches by increasing pain sensitivity in already-sensitive pain pathways in tension headache sufferers, according to Cathcart et al. (2008).

claimTension headache sufferers have a lower threshold for and greater sensitivity to pain compared to non-sufferers, according to Ukestad & Wittrock (1996).

claimStress increases sensitivity to pain, as demonstrated by Caceres & Burns (1997) and Logan et al. (2001).

Associations between pain intensity, psychosocial factors ... - Nature nature.com Nature Jun 12, 2024 2 facts

claimResearch suggests a potential link between poor sleep and increased pain sensitivity.

referenceSivertsen et al. studied the relationship between sleep and pain sensitivity in adults in a 2015 study published in the journal Pain.

Sleep Deprivation: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & Stages my.clevelandclinic.org Cleveland Clinic Aug 11, 2022 1 fact

claimSleep deprivation is associated with higher pain sensitivity, causing individuals to feel pain more easily or experience more intense pain.