pain threshold in English

noun
1
the point beyond which a stimulus causes pain.
The pressure pain threshold was higher after dronabinol treatment than after placebo treatment.

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1. I have a high pain threshold .

2. For a fit young woman, she has a low pain threshold.

3. Bradykinin, an inflammatory mediator, sensitizes nociceptor peripheral terminals reducing pain threshold

4. They are easy adjustable from absolutely painless up to pain threshold.

5. 21 Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation can modulate visceral hypersensitivity by increasing pain threshold to CRD.

6. Measurement of the pressure pain threshold and suprathreshold pressure pain sensitivity using a newly developed computer controlled algometer was compared to established methods in this pilot study.

7. The change in sensation, loss of pin-prick and pain threshold sensation, measured by pressure algometer, were assessed at 2.5-min intervals for 15 min at the T4 dermatome.

8. The pressure pain threshold was measured in 64 chronic pain patients and 37 healthy volunteers with a manual electronic algometer (Somedic) and the computer controlled Algoforce PA3. Stimulus-response curves with painful stimuli were applied using the Algoforce PA3 and a hydraulic algometer.

9. And two enzymes called COX-1 and COX-2 convert this arachidonic acid into prostaglandin H2, which is then converted into a bunch of other chemicals that do a bunch of things, including raise your body temperature, cause inflammation and lower the pain threshold.

10. Although the exact mechanism through which Acetaminophen exert its effects has yet to be fully determined, Acetaminophen may inhibit the nitric oxide (NO) pathway mediated by a variety of neurotransmitter receptors including N-methyl-D-aspartate and substance P, resulting in elevation of the pain threshold.