PAIN SENSITIVITY IN THE ELDERLY

MESCI E., Icagasioglu A., ATLIG R. S. , ANGIN I., TOSLALI S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.18, no.2, pp.130-135, 2015 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.130-135
  • Keywords: Ageing, Pain Perception, Pain Threshold, AGE, THRESHOLD, HEAT

Abstract

Introduction: In previous studies of pain sensitivity in the elderly, reliance on experimental assessments of the pain threshold has led to inconsistent results; thus, the impact of ageing on pain sensitivity is still uncertain. In this study, we investigate the changes in experimental and clinical pain sensitivity in an elderly population.