Comparison of pain threshold and duration of pain perception in men and women of different ages

Introduction Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that occurs with the presence of tissue injury, actual or potential. Pain is subjective, and its expression is primarily determined by the perceived intensity of the painful sensation, called the pain threshold. Objective To evaluate whether th...

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Main Authors: Marília Soares Leonel de Nazaré, José Adolfo Menezes Garcia Silva, Marcelo Tavella Navega, Flávia Roberta Fagnello-Navega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502014000100077&lng=en&tlng=en