Do Multiple Body Modifications Alter Pain Threshold?

Modulation of pain threshold by virtual body ownership.

BACKGROUND Appropriate sensorimotor correlations can result in the illusion of ownership of exogenous body parts. Nevertheless, whether and how the illusion of owning a new body part affects human perception, and in particular pain detection, is still poorly investigated. Recent findings have shown that seeing one's own body is analgesic, but it is not known whether this effect is transferable ...

Does Carbamazepine Alter the Electro-Convulsive Threshold?

Information on all the variables in all the patients' charts selected in the study are not available, hence the total does not tally. Precise precentage distribution in Table 2 should be like this: Unstable group readmission 1 : 39 (47.5%), 2 : 21 (25.6%), 2 + :22 (26.8%). Precise percentage distribution in Table 3 should be like this: Nil: 33 (39.7 %), 1:31 (37.3 %), 2 :9(10.8 %), 2+ : 10 (12%...

Some Modifications to Calculate Regression Coefficients in Multiple Linear Regression

In a multiple linear regression model, there are instances where one has to update the regression parameters. In such models as new data become available, by adding one row to the design matrix, the least-squares estimates for the parameters must be updated to reflect the impact of the new data. We will modify two existing methods of calculating regression coefficients in multiple linear regres...

Do corticosteroids really alter mood?

Pain threshold and arthritis.

Pain threshold was measured in 106 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 50 with ankylosing spondylitis, and 50 normal controls using Keele's algometer. In rheumatoid arthritis patients with a low pain threshold had more severe pain for a greater part of the day and required more tablets for pain relief. In ankylosing spondylitis the pain threshold was higher and was not related to pain or analge...