Browsing by Subject "pain"
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The Behavioural Expression of Empathy to Others' Pain versus Others' Sadness in Young Children
(2010-06-11)Empathy for others’ pain is an important human capacity. Despite this, little is known about how children develop or express their empathy for another individual’s pain. Thus, this dissertation aimed to accomplish two ... -
Caregiver accuracy in detecting deception in facial expressions of pain in children
(Elsevier, 2013)Facial expressions provide a primary source of inference about a child’s pain. Although facial expressions typically appear spontaneous, children have some capacity to fake or suppress displays of pain, thereby potentially ... -
Characterization of the Cannabis Terpene Myrcene in Joint Pain and Inflammation in a Rat Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2021-01-28)Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive inflammatory condition resulting in joint damage and debilitating pain. Current treatments present with variable efficacy and negative side effects, leaving pain management a priority. ... -
The Effects of Endocannabinoid Modulation and Neurogenic Inflammation in Experimental Knee Joint Arthritis
(2015)Arthritis is a debilitating condition, and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Despite the prevalence of arthritis, few therapies are satisfactorily efficacious, and many are limited by serious adverse effects. It is ... -
Further Studies in Adenosinergic and Monoaminergic Mechanisms of Analgesia by Amitriptyline
(2012-08-23)In this thesis, rodent models of chronic pain were used to explore analgesic mechanisms that may potentially be engaged in spinal and peripheral compartments by systemically-administered amitriptyline, a tricyclic ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF BREASTFEEDING ON PAIN-RELATED EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS AND BIO-BEHAVIOURAL INDICATORS OF PROCEDURAL PAIN IN NEWBORNS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
(2019-08-02)Background: Breastfeeding and oral sucrose have strong evidence for reducing infant bio-behavioural responses to pain, however, no studies have compared the effect of these interventions on pain-related electrophysiologic ... -
Investigation of Phyto-, Endo-, and Syntheto-cannabinoids in the Management of Osteoarthritis Pain and Inflammation in Rats
(2017-12-08)The most prevalent form of joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA), is characterised by joint destruction, pain, and intermittent inflammation. It has recently emerged that OA is also associated with damage to the sensory nerves ... -
A multi-method dyadic investigation of child and parent pain catastrophizing and family functioning in child pain
(2015)Families play a critical role in children’s pain. Theoretical and empirical work has explored individual child and parent, dyadic (parent-child interaction), and family-level factors; however, prior research has largely ... -
Pain and analgesic drugs
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Pain Variability in Preterm Infants
(2020-08-28)Background: Infants born preterm are exposed to repeated medically necessary painful procedures during their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. Particularly in preterm infants, trajectories of pain reactivity ...