There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Cupping Therapy (CT) is an ancient method and currently used in the treatment of a broad
range of medical conditions. Nonetheless the mechanism of action of (CT) is not fully …

Traditionally, studies of how pain and attention modulate one another involved explicit
cognitive-state manipulations. However, emerging evidence suggests that spontaneous …

The term “self-myofascial release” is ubiquitous in the rehabilitation and training literature
and purports that the use of foam rollers and other similar devices release myofascial …

We propose a new conceptualization of pain by incorporating advancements made by
phenomenologists and cognitive scientists. The biomedical understanding of pain is …

Background The aim of the present study was to determine the acute effect of rolling
massage on pressure pain threshold (PPT) in individuals with tender spots in their plantar …

Ensuring that laboratory rodent pain is well managed underpins the ethical acceptability of
working with these animals in research. Appropriate treatment of pain in laboratory rodents …

Percutaneous thermal ablation has proven to be an effective modality for treating both
benign and malignant tumours in various tissues. Among these modalities, radiofrequency …

The biopsychosocial model has been demonstrated to be the most heuristic approach to
chronic pain assessment, prevention, and treatment. Currently, this model also provides the …

Pain is a fundamental experience that promotes survival. In humans, pain stands at the
intersection of multiple health crises: chronic pain, the opioid epidemic, and health …