Pain sensitivity does not differ between obese and healthy weight individuals

Autor:	Robert C. Coghill, Nichole M. Emerson, Hadas Nahman-Averbuch
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	business.industry Chronic pain Physiology Impulsivity medicine.disease Obesity Nociception medicine.anatomical_structure Forearm medicine Noxious stimulus Anxiety medicine.symptom business Body mass index
DOI:	10.1101/2020.06.05.136598
Popis:	There is emerging evidence suggesting a relationship between obesity and chronic pain. We investigated whether pain-free obese individuals display altered pain responses to acute noxious stimuli, thus raising the possibility of greater pain sensitivity and potential susceptibility for chronic pain development. Psychophysical and anthropometric data were collected from 39 individuals with an obese body mass index (BMI) classification (BMI≥30) and 40 age/sex-matched individuals of a healthy BMI (BMI
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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