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Age-related Changes in Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Humans: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

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Journal Eur J Pain
Publisher Wiley
Date 2017 Feb 24
PMID 28230292
Citations 71
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Abstract

Significance: There is tentative evidence that old adults may be more sensitive to mechanically-evoked pain but not heat-evoked pain than young adults. There is a need for further studies on age-related changes in pain perception.

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