Comparative study of response to experimental cold pain in dysmenorrheic and nondysmenorrheic women

Aims and Objectives: To compare levels of pain threshold and pain tolerance determined using cold pressor test in dysmenorrheic and nondysmenorrheic women during a single menstrual cycle in different phases. Cold Pressor Test; Pain Threshold; Pain Tolerance INTRODUCTION The International Association...

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Published in:National journal of physiology, pharmacy and pharmacology pharmacy and pharmacology, 2017, Vol.7 (4), p.1
Main Authors: Nayak, Vineetha, Chikkanna, Shankarappa, Devi, Mayanglambam, Vidya, Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Cold
Gender differences
Medical research
Menstruation
Pain
Physiology
Spinal cord
Statistical analysis
Studies
Womens health
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Summary:Aims and Objectives: To compare levels of pain threshold and pain tolerance determined using cold pressor test in dysmenorrheic and nondysmenorrheic women during a single menstrual cycle in different phases. Cold Pressor Test; Pain Threshold; Pain Tolerance INTRODUCTION The International Association for the study of pain conceptualized the definition as "pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." [1] Pain is a multidimensional emotional experience affecting quality of life resulting in tremendous financial losses as well as human suffering across all age groups from infants to elderly, of either gender across ethnic lines and cultural boundaries. [6] The evaluation of pain perception in humans would contribute significantly in understanding mechanisms, methods of control and pain management in physicians which would yield in potential benefits of pain relief in patients. Objective of the Study To compare levels of pain threshold and pain tolerance determined using cold pressor test in dysmenorrheic and nondysmenorrheic women during a single menstrual cycle in different phases. Inclusion Criteria Nulliparous and unmarried females from the age group 18 to 22 years with regular menstrual cycles of 25-30 days length for last 3 months without history of any on-going hormonal treatment were included. Independent analysis of variance used to find the significance of study parameters between three or more groups of patients, post-hoc Tukey test had been thresholds both within and outside areas of referred menstrual pain during the menstrual phase of the cycle...
ISSN:2320-4672
2231-3206
DOI:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.1132721122016