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Pain Relief Methods: Pressure Above and Below
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Pressure above or below an injury can provide real pain relief support for that location due to the way different neurons interact with each other; this principle is common in electroacupuncture and emerging techniques in sports medicine. The main source of pain relief is through A fiber inhibition of C fibers, as described in the Melzack and Wall-Gate theory of pain.
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Pain relief techniques like electroacupuncture and active tissue release involve providing pressure above or below an injury.
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Summary
Pain relief techniques like electroacupuncture and active tissue release involve providing pressure above or below an injury. This provides support by inhibiting A fibers and C fibers and is based on the Melzack and Wall-Gate theory of pain.
ChapterPain Relief Methods: Pressure Above and Below
EpisodeHow to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure
PodcastHuberman Lab
Redheads have a gene that allows them to better tolerate cold water exposure while endorphins released during cold immersion can reduce perception of pain.
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Redheads have a gene that allows them to better tolerate cold water exposure while endorphins released during cold immersion can reduce perception of pain. However, it still takes effort to overcome the initial pain barrier.
ChapterPain Relief Methods: Pressure Above and Below
EpisodeHow to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure
PodcastHuberman Lab
Research shows that people who experience obsessive love have a higher ability to tolerate pain than those in non-obsessive long-term relationships.
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Research shows that people who experience obsessive love have a higher ability to tolerate pain than those in non-obsessive long-term relationships. It is also believed that redheads have a natural ability to tolerate pain higher than that of others.