A comparative study on the changes in pain threshold resulting from "exercise" work load and acupuncture anaesthesia / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

In this research we conducted a comparative study on the pain threshold elevation resulting from “exercise” work loads, ie. running and cycling, and acupuncture anaesthesia. 10 subjects participated throughout our research; whereas, additional subjects only participated in selected experiments. It was found that the pain threshold increased for both exercise work load and acupuncture anaesthesia; however, no significant correlation was found between the pain threshold elevation percentages resulting from exercise work load and acupuncture anaesthesia.<br>Therefore we propose, although it has been ascertained that the elevation of pain threshold involves the endomorphin mechanism, that there must be other important mechanisms involved as well.