Open AccessMusic can effectively reduce pain perception in women rather than men
Author(s) -
Sina Ghaffaripour,
Hilda Mahmoudi,
Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini,
Abbas Alipour,
Abdolhamid Chohedri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.291.2947
Subject(s) - medicine , pain perception , perception , physical therapy , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , biology
Nowadays music is used to decrease pain and increase relaxation in clinical settings. It is hypothesized that music can affect women more easily than men. We assessed the effect of two types of music (Iranian folkloric and preferred music) on pain tolerance and pain rating in cold pressor test.
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