Negative body image associated with changes in the visual body appearance increases pain perception.

ABSTRACT: Changing the visual body appearance by use of as virtual reality system, funny mirror, or binocular glasses has been reported to be helpful in rehabilitation of pain. However, there are interindividual differences in the analgesic effect of changing the visual body image. We hypothesized that a negative body image associated with changing the visual body appearance causes interindividual differences in the analgesic effect although the relationship between the visual body appearance and analgesic effect has not been clarified. We investigated whether a negative body image associated with changes in the visual body appearance increased pain. Twenty-five healthy individuals participated in this study. To evoke a negative body image, we applied the method of rubber hand illusion. We created a

SUBMITTER: Osumi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4161431 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature