Influence of gender on cold-induced pain
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Ice as treatment modality is indiscriminately used without considering possible differences between males and females in terms of threshold and tolerance to cold-induced pain during cryotherapy. Pain referred by patients during cryotherapy may be a defense mechan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor
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| Series: | Revista Dor |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132016000400266&lng=en&tlng=en |