Conditioned pain modulation elicited through manual... : PAIN Reports is study tested whether a painful manual pressure technique (MPT) reduces pain sensitivity partly by eliciting a CPM effect. Methods: This crossover study examined 3 different conditioning stimuli:...

🧠 Article Alert! Manual pressure on the suboccipital muscles reduces pain sensitivity, comparable to cold pressor test.
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