The Opportunity to Avoid Pain May Paradoxically Increase Fear

Neuropathy Pain May Increase Due to PCBs

Some of the persons involved in an outbreak of ''yusho'' (polychlorinated biphenyl poisoning due to contaminated cooking oil) in Japan during the summer of 1968 complained of numbness or neuralgic limbs. Therefore, peripheral sensory nerve conduction velocity was measured in 21 such patients, and motor nerve conduction velocity in 19 of these. The motor nerve conduction velocity in the ulnar ne...

The Fear of Movement/Pain in Musculoskeletal Pain-A Review

Objective: To investigate and review psychological influences of pain such as kinesiophobia and pain-related fear on patients with musculoskeletal pain and on rehabilitation outcomes. Materials & Methods: Fear is a universal and powerful emotion and, as a result, it can have a profound impact on human behavior. the fear-motivated behavior has the potential to adversely impact rehabilitation ...

increase in medical school: threat or opportunity?

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Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertisements Can Paradoxically Increase Intentions to Adopt Lifestyle Changes

Background: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements are thought to induce "boomerang effects," meaning they reduce the perceived effectiveness of a potential alternative option: non-pharmaceutical treatment via lifestyle change. Past research has observed such effects using artificially created, text-only advertisements that may not adequate capture the complex, conflicting po...

Implementing New Regulation Promotes Health but May Increase Inequality