Background The aim of this study was to investigate the association between neuroticism, pain catastrophizing, and experimentally induced pain threshold and pain tolerance in a healthy adult sample from two regions of the country of Croatia: the island of Korcula and city of Split. Methods A total of 1,322 participants were enrolled from the Island of Korcula (n = 824) and the city of Split (...

A number of studies have demonstrated that short-term meditation intervention can lead to greater tolerance and lower pain or distress ratings of experimentally induced pain. However, few attempts have been made to examine the effects of short-term mindfulness-based intervention on the tolerance and distress of pain, when delivered in a therapist-free form. The present research explored the eff...

There is anecdotal and incidental research evidence suggesting that self-inflicted injury is experienced as less painful than when the same injury is applied by another person. We tested the hypothesis that the sensitivity and the ability to tolerate pain differs depending on the person applying the painful stimulus. Self-selected healthy undergraduate students were obtained from the University...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of polyherbal formulation (DiarunPlus) on the blood glucose changes and nociceptive threshold and tolerance on non-diabetic mice (which rendered hyperglycemic with exogenous administration of dextrose). This study was carried in 2 phases, during phase-I, the mice were rendered hyperglycemic by repeated injections of dextrose (2g/kg i.p.) ...

BACKGROUND Anesthetic requirement in redheads is exaggerated, suggesting that redheads may be especially sensitive to pain. Therefore, the authors tested the hypotheses that women with natural red hair are more sensitive to pain and that redheads are resistant to topical and subcutaneous lidocaine. METHODS The authors evaluated pain sensitivity in red-haired (n = 30) or dark-haired (n = 30) w...

It is generally believed that athletes experience pain in a different way than normally active individuals. Many scientists have confirmed the hypothesis that long-term physical activity can alter the perception of pain, i.e. athletes have a higher pain sensation and pain tolerance thresholds. The measurement of pain intensity is carried out using subjective methods based on verbal and non-verb...

Pain tolerance can be increased by the introduction of an active distraction, such as a computer game. This effect has been found to moderated game demand, i.e., demand = higher pain tolerance. A study was performed classify level and presence using implicit measures from functional Near-InfraRed Spectroscopy (fNIRS) heart rate features electrocardiogram (ECG). Twenty participants played racing...