Age-related differences in pain perception and report

Gibson, Stephen; Helme, Robert D.

doi:10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70079-3

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“…Pickering et al 9 reported that pressure nociception decreases with age especially in males, while thermal thresholds are not modifi ed. In addition, relative decreases were observed in the frequency and intensity of pain associated with visceral disease, musculoskeletal conditions, and malignancies in adults of advanced age 21 . Our study was limited to the evaluation of the age effect on pain perception since only one person was over the age of 60 and no pediatric participants were recruited.…”

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Pain from intramuscular vaccine injection in adults

et al. 2012

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Pain from intramuscular vaccine injection in adults

et al. 2012

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“…12 There is some evidence for an age-related decrease in the perception of pain and pain reports even though chronic pain conditions may increase. 18 African Americans have reported greater pain sensitivity and may experience more pain associated with chronic medical conditions when compared with Caucasians. 9 There is evidence that individuals with less education may report more chronic and disabling pain.…”

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The Role of Resilience and Purpose in Life in Habituation to Heat and Cold Pain

Smith¹,

Tooley²,

Montague³

et al. 2009

The Journal of Pain

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“…Experimental studies have shown that women have lower pain thresholds, greater ability to discriminate pain, and less tolerance of noxious stimuli than men (28,29). Moreover, their mechanical pain thresholds increase with age (30,31).…”

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Incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain: followup of 24–39‐year‐old adults of the Young Finns Study

Shiri

Solovieva

Husgafvel‐Pursiainen

et al. 2010

Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective. The full panorama of the types and severity of low back pain during the life course is poorly known. We studied the incidence and severity of nonspecific and radiating low back pain based on a recent followup on a representative sample of the Finnish general population. Methods. As part of the ongoing Young Finns Study, participants ages 24 -39 years who were free from low back pain at baseline in 2001 were included (n ‫؍‬ 1,224). We estimated the incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain in 2007.Results. The incidence of moderate (8 -30 days duration in the past 12 months) nonspecific low back pain was 13.2%, and that of radiating low back pain was 8.6%. The rates did not differ between men and women. The incidence of major (>30 days in the past 12 months) nonspecific low back pain was 7.8%, and that of radiating low back pain was 3.4%. The incidence of major nonspecific low back pain was higher in women than in men (P ‫؍‬ 0.02). Moderate as well as major nonspecific low back pain declined with age, whereas major radiating low back pain increased with age. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that low back pain is a common condition in adults already in their 30s. It becomes more severe around the age of 40 years, showing different development of nonspecific and radiating low back pain. We recommend monitoring low back health in health surveillance, starting early and differentiating between nonspecific and radiating pain.

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Age-related differences in pain perception and report

Cited by 384 publications

References 113 publications

Pain from intramuscular vaccine injection in adults

Pain from intramuscular vaccine injection in adults

The Role of Resilience and Purpose in Life in Habituation to Heat and Cold Pain

Incidence of nonspecific and radiating low back pain: followup of 24–39‐year‐old adults of the Young Finns Study

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