Expectations affect pain sensitivity changes during massage.

Abigail T AndersonMark D BishopJason M BeneciukHannah E TilleyJoseph L RileyYenisel Cruz-AlmeidaJoel E Bialosky

Published in: The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy (2022)

Expectations impact pain sensitivity changes produced during massage. Clinicians planning to provide pain-inducing massage should consider the role of expectations in modulating pain sensitivity changes.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
signaling pathway