Lean mass mediates the relation between temporal summation of pain and sex in young healthy adults

Lean mass mediates the relation between temporal summation of pain and sex in young healthy adults

Abstract Background Previous studies have shown that women experience greater temporal summation (TS) of pain than men using a repetitive thermal stimulus. These studies, however, did not individualize the thermal stimulus to each subject’s thermal pain sensitivity. The aim of this study was to inve...

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Main Authors: Abdulaziz Awali, Ali M. Alsouhibani, Marie Hoeger Bement
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
Temporal summation
Lean mass
Physical activity
Body composition
Sex differences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-018-0200-z

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