Due to disparate findings across the published studies, the stress-hyperactivity hypothesis
has never been fully accepted as a causal mechanism for chronic muscle pain. Two recent …

Facial pain is frequently associated with environmental stress and emotional distress. One
hypothetical mechanism by which stress is translated into pain is through stress induced …

Subjects served as their own control when tooth pulp shock was delivered in laboratory and
clinical situations. Significantly heightened pain was observed in the clinical dental setting …

The present study investigates the relationships between clinical pain relief, physiological
and psychological parameters. Out of 50 patients with long-lasting musculoskeletal neck …

Objective: To investigate by behavioral methods the relationship between emotional stress
and pain during experimental tooth movement in rats. Materials and Methods: Sixteen male …

In the experimental setting where pain or discomfort is elicited, it is imperative that the
different types of stimuli used (ie, chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electrical) be …

Stress has long been viewed as a contributor to the pain experienced by chronic pain
patients. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between anticipated and …

Stress‐induced muscle hyperactivity has been proposed as a major aetiological factor in the
production of pain in the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints. In the …

Aims: To investigate the effects of a natural emotional Stressor on pressure-pain thresholds
(PPTs) of the masticatory muscles of symptom-free subjects. Methods: Sixteen healthy …

Theoretical as well as methodological issues associated with psychophysiological
mechanisms of chronic pain syndromes are reviewed and discussed. Results of studies on …