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--- pain [2026/09/03 13:40] – Tags: controlled vocabulary for sidebar and tag index andrewtaustin
+++ pain [2026/10/07 10:43] (current) – Add relevant educational video with source attribution and context andrewtaustin
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 ====== Melzack and Wall’s Gate Control Theory of Pain ======
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 This example illustrates the profound effect of psychological state and physiological stress responses on pain perception through the lens of the gate control theory of pain. It highlights the dynamic and adaptable nature of the human pain-processing system, which can temporarily suppress pain, providing a tactical advantage in survival situations.
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+===== Video: pain, nociception and context =====
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+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakyDiXX6Uc|The mysterious science of pain — Joshua W. Pate]] — **TED-Ed** (5 minutes). This animation distinguishes pain from nociception and explains how biological, psychological and social factors can influence pain. It broadens the discussion of modulation above; it is not a demonstration of gate control alone or evidence that IEMT treats pain.
 ===== Clinical Implications =====
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   * Neuroscience Online: The Gate Control Theory of Pain (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth))[(Neuroscience_Online>Neuroscience Online [[https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/|UTHealth]])].
   * Pain Management and the Human Brain (Johns Hopkins Medicine).
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