Factors associated with the modulation of pain by visual distortion of body size

• Published in: Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 8; p. 137
• Main Authors: Osumi, Michihiro, Imai, Ryota, Ueta, Kozo, Nakano, Hideki, Nobusako, Satoshi, Morioka, Shu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 20.03.2014; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Analgesics; Back pain; body consciousness; body representation; Body size; Consciousness; distortion of body size; Emotions; Feedback; Illusion; mirror visual feedback; Neuroscience; Pain; Quantitative psychology; Rheumatology; Self image; Tactile discrimination; Tactile perception; Visual discrimination; Visual perception; Visual thresholds; Visualization; Japan; pain; mirror visual feedback; body consciousness; distortion of body size; body representation; illusion

Modulation of pain using visual distortion of body size (VDBS) has been the subject of various reports. However, the mechanism underlying the effect of VDBS on pain has been less often studied. In the present study, factors associated with modulation of pain threshold by VDBS were investigated. Visu...