Pain is in the eyes of the beholder
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 03:56
in Health & Medicine
By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their symptomatic limbs. The findings - reported in the 25th November issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication - reveal a profound top-down effect of body image on body tissues, according to the researchers...