Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on pain tolerance and pain perception. The expectation that physical activity would reduce the perception of pain was deduced from clinical observation and propositions of the Gate Control Theory. The specific proposition tested was that large primary afferent fiber stimulation would inhibit pain perception. Following this proposition, stimulation of innocuous fibers by muscle movement should mediate pain perception. The hypothesis tested was that there would be no difference in time to tolerance or descriptors of pain perception among subjects when they experienced noxious stimulation with no intervention and when they experienced noxious stimulation with muscle movement, which stimulated appropriate large primary afferent fibers.
Sigma Membership
Psi Epsilon
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Pain Tolerance, Pain Treatments, Chronic Pain
Advisor
Carol Deets
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Indiana University
Degree Year
1987
Recommended Citation
McDonald, Martha E., "Physical activity as an intervention for pain based on Gate Control Theory" (2019). Dissertations. 504.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/504
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-05-20
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8820237; ProQuest document ID: 303635608. The author still retains copyright.