Severe Psychological Stress Lowers One's Ability to Bear Physical Pain

High amount of psychological stress has harmful effect on the body's ability to modulate physical pain, according to a study conducted by American Friends of Tel Aviv University (TAU). Researchers examined a group of healthy young male adults and observed that although pain tolerance seemed unaffected by stress, there was a significant increase in pain intensification and a decrease in pain inhibition capabilities. Prof. Ruth Defrin of Physical Therapy ...

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