Describe the gate theory of pain
What will be an ideal response?
According to the gate theory of pain, pain messages must pass through a gate, presumably in the spinal cord, that can block the messages. Pain fibers send an excitatory message, but input from the brain or other receptors can inhibit the pain messages, in effect closing the gate. To reduce pain messages, inhibitory messages must be sent to the spinal cord, closing the pain gate. Examples of activities that could reduce the pain message include rubbing the surrounding skin of an injury site, or engaging in pleasant or distracting events.
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