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Sensory information can decrease cold-induced pain perception.

S Streator1, C D Ingersoll, K L Knight

  • 1Stephen Streator is Graduate Assistant at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809.

Journal of Athletic Training
|October 1, 1995
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Providing athletes with descriptive terms for cold-induced pain sensations reduces their perceived pain during cold immersion treatments. The specific terms used did not significantly alter the pain-reducing effect.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Pain Management
  • Sensory Science

Background:

  • Athletes often experience significant pain during cold therapy.
  • The impact of pre-treatment sensory information on perceived cold pain is not well understood.
  • Descriptive terms may modulate pain perception in athletic populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if providing athletes with specific sensory terms influences their perception of cold-induced pain.
  • To compare the effects of different categories of pain descriptors (traditional, high-level, moderate-level, low-level) versus no descriptors.

Main Methods:

  • Ninety Division I athletes were randomized into five groups: four receiving different sets of pain terms (traditional, high, moderate, low) and one control group.
  • Participants underwent a 21-minute cold immersion (1°C) of the foot and ankle.

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  • Pain perception was measured using the McGill Pain Questionnaire at 3-minute intervals throughout the immersion.

    • Main Results:

    • The control group reported significantly higher sensory and affective pain compared to all other groups.
    • The control group also reported greater evaluative pain than groups receiving low-level or traditional terms.
    • All groups receiving sensory information reported less pain than the control group.

    Conclusions:

    • Providing athletes with sensory information to describe cold-induced pain sensations effectively reduces perceived pain during cold immersion.
    • The specific choice of descriptive terms does not appear to significantly impact the pain-reducing outcome.