The intensity of experimental pain is known to be dependent on stimulation duration. However, it remains unknown whether this effect arises largely from the actual stimulus duration or is substantially influenced by the subject's perception of the stimulus duration. In the present study, we questioned this issue by misleading the perception of the duration of pain in a population of 36 healthy ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of LI4 acupressure on labor pain and duration during the first stage of labor. METHODS Parturient women (n=149) with singleton pregnancies in the active phase of spontaneous labor, without any medical or obstetric problems, were enrolled in this single-blinded, randomized, clinical trial. Participants were placed into one of three groups: an LI4 acupressure gr...

OBJECTIVES To examine: (1) the relationships between habitual approach to activity engagement and specific aspects of physical functioning in chronic pain; and (2) whether or not these relationships differ according to pain duration. MATERIALS AND METHODS Outpatients (N=169) with generalized chronic pain completed a set of written questionnaires. Categories of "approach to activity engagement...

Objectives: To compare between pulsed dye laser and podophyllin resin in treatment of genital warts regarding pain, number of sessions, clearance rate, and recurrence. Methods: Thirty-nine female patients were divided into two groups, the first group; 20 patients was treated with podophyllin resin, the second group 19 patients was treated with pulsed dye laser (Candela) 595nm, 1.5 ms pulse dura...

Dysmenorrhea occurs when there is an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. It one lower abdominal cramps that almost all women experience during menstruation often experienced by aged less than 20. The purpose this study was to determine effectiveness dysmenorrhea exercises in reducing pain duration for students Faculty Health Sciences, University Muhammadiyah Malang. This resear...