The goal of this study was to determine the influence of psychological stress on non‐
pathologic physical pain in a general population. Data pertaining to the source of, response …

Seventeenth century philosopher Rene Descartes posed that a signal from a painful
stimulus detected in the periphery would travel passively upward along a specific “hard …

BACKGROUND Pain can be influenced by several factors, including stress. Stress can have
various reactions on pain. These reactions are influenced by several internal factors such as …

Pain sensation usually depends on psychological factors such as motivational and
emotional state. The purpose of the present study was to reveal the effect of intensive …

Hoeger Bement, MK, A. Weyer, M. Keller, A. Harkins, and SK Hunter. Anxiety and stress can
predict pain perception following a cognitive stressor. PHYSIOL BEHAV 000-000. The …

Cross-sectional studies have consistently shown a relationship between chronic widespread
pain, the clinical hallmark of fibromyalgia, and psychological distress. These studies cannot …

Objective To investigate the influence of psychologic factors and stress on chronic pain
syndrome and predictive factors of chronic pain. Method The subjects were 23 patients with …

Objectives Stress has a strong influence on pain sensitivity. However, the direction of this
influence is unclear. Recent studies reported both decreased and increased pain …

The effect of acute stress on pain threshold and intolerance threshold are reported as
producing either hypoalgesia or hyperalgesia. Yet, the contribution of individual stress …

Stress modulates pain perception, resulting in either stress-induced analgesia or stress-
induced hyperalgesia, as reported in both animal and human studies. The responses to …