Experimental data on age-related changes in pain perception have so far been
contradictory. It has appeared that the type of pain induction method is critical in this context,
with sensitivity to heat pain being decreased whereas sensitivity to pressure pain may be
even enhanced in the elderly. Furthermore, it has been shown that temporal summation of
heat pain is more pronounced in the elderly but it has remained unclear whether age
differences in temporal summation are also evident when using other pain induction …