Abstract
The effect of relaxation and patterned breathing on pressure induced pain was assessed using signal detection procedures. Twenty-four student subjects each served in three experimental sessions and reported on three pairs of pressure induced intensities during either relaxation, patterned breathing, patterned finger tapping, or no-treatment conditions. Relaxation was associated with reliable reductions in the rated intensity of the stimuli, and seems to contribute directly to pain reduction. Slow breathing and finger-tapping were associated with intermediate ratings in the rated intensity of the stimuli, which did not differ from ratings made by subjects in the control condition.
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