scholarly journals Stress, Pain & Sport

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Wippert
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Induce Stress ◽  
Extreme Sports ◽  
Behavioral Reactions ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Pain Syndromes ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Physiological Reactions ◽  
Pain Patients

Stressors in everyday life can entail, along with emotional and behavioral reactions, a whole series of physiological reactions at different systematic levels (endocrinological, metabolic, immunological). This is also a cause for the development of stress-associated illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, fatigue syndrome, delayed healing of injuries, and pain syndromes. Current research has focused increasing attention on pain syndromes due to the significant economic harm caused by chronic pain patients. Sports, and especially endurance sports, are well-suited for the psychophysiological reduction of stress. Extreme sports, however, can actually induce stress and result in symptoms related to being overstressed. A good balance between exertion and recovery is therefore very important for elite athletes. The presentation gives an overview about this different topics and measurement methods of stress.

scholarly journals Stress, Pain & Sport

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Wippert
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Induce Stress ◽  
Extreme Sports ◽  
Behavioral Reactions ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Pain Syndromes ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Physiological Reactions ◽  
Pain Patients

Stressors in everyday life can entail, along with emotional and behavioral reactions, a whole series of physiological reactions at different systematic levels (endocrinological, metabolic, immunological). This is also a cause for the development of stress-associated illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, fatigue syndrome, delayed healing of injuries, and pain syndromes. Current research has focused increasing attention on pain syndromes due to the significant economic harm caused by chronic pain patients. Sports, and especially endurance sports, are well-suited for the psychophysiological reduction of stress. Extreme sports, however, can actually induce stress and result in symptoms related to being overstressed. A good balance between exertion and recovery is therefore very important for elite athletes. The presentation gives an overview about this different topics and measurement methods of stress.

Psychosomatic Correlations in Chronic Pain Patients Using Electroacupuncture

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 85-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Berlin ◽  
W. Erdman ◽  
E. David
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pulse Amplitude ◽  
Pain Evaluation ◽  
Amplitude Difference ◽  
Pain Syndromes ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Reduction Of Pain ◽  
Pain Patients ◽  
Analogue Scales

Different reports on the efficacy of electroacupuncture in pain led to a randomized prospective study on 120 patients suffering from long-term chronic pain syndromes of different aetiology taking into account the psycholgical situation. The collected data included measuring the pulse amplitude difference of the arteria radialis dextra and sinistra oscillographically, pain evaluation by visual analogue scales, blood pressure and heart frequency and psychometrie. Results show that neurotic patients have a higher level of anxiety and that reduction of pain and the equalization of the amplitudes of both arterial curves is higher in anxious patients. The results are highly significant with an α value of 0.001.

Pain Influences Several Levels of Attention

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid von Bueren Jarchow ◽  
Bogdan P. Radanov ◽  
Lutz Jäncke
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Divided Attention ◽  
Covert Attention ◽  
Attention Task ◽  
Attentional Deficits ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Divided Attention Task ◽  
Pain Stimuli ◽  
Pain Patients

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent chronic pain has an impact on various attentional processes. To measure these attention processes a set of experimental standard tests of the “Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung” (TAP), a neuropsychological battery testing different levels of attention, were used: alertness, divided attention, covert attention, vigilance, visual search, and Go-NoGo tasks. 24 chronic outpatients and 24 well-matched healthy control subjects were tested. The control subjects were matched for age, gender, and education. The group of chronic pain patients exhibited marked deficiencies in all attentional functions except for the divided attention task. Thus, the data supports the notion that chronic pain negatively influences attention because pain patients` attention is strongly captivated by the internal pain stimuli. Only the more demanding divided attention task has the capability to distract the focus of attention to the pain stimuli. Therefore, the pain patients are capable of performing within normal limits. Based on these findings chronic pain patients' attentional deficits should be appropriately evaluated and considered for insurance and work related matters. The effect of a successful distraction away from the pain in the divided attention task can also open new therapeutic aspects.

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