HYPERTENSION AND PAIN THRESHOLD

The paper considers the relationship between pain threshold and blood pressure (BP) in acute and chronic pain syndrome. Both experimental and clinical studies have established that elevated BP is accompanied by a higher pain threshold in acute pain (hypertension-related hypoalgesia). Epidemiological...

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Published inNevrologii͡a︡, neĭropsikhiatrii͡a︡, psikhosomatika Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 57 - 61
Main Authors Grinyuk, V. V., Zakharov, V. V., Vakhnina, N. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IMA-PRESS LLC 01.12.2016
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chronic pain syndrome
hypertension
pain threshold
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Summary:The paper considers the relationship between pain threshold and blood pressure (BP) in acute and chronic pain syndrome. Both experimental and clinical studies have established that elevated BP is accompanied by a higher pain threshold in acute pain (hypertension-related hypoalgesia). Epidemiological findings have shown that the prevalence of different pain syndromes is significantly lower in hypertensive patients than in individuals without hypertension. At the same time, there is evidence that elevated BP can, on the contrary, reduce pain thresholds and make prognosis worse in patients with chronic pain syndromes.
ISSN:2074-2711
2310-1342
DOI:10.14412/2074-2711-2016-4-57-61