Pain: opening up the gate control theory.
Despite the frequency with which nurses encounter patients with pain, there is evidence that they still fail to understand some of the theories and mechanisms governing pain production and control. This article offers an update on one such theory, the gate control theory, widely considered to be one of the most influential to practitioners.
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D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*