title: [Diurnal variation of pain perception and heart rate in the human tourniquet pain model in healthy volunteers].
abstract: The diurnal variation of pain threshold was studied in 13 healthy volunteers (age: 21 - 27 ys) using the tourniquet pain model. A tourniquet was inflated above systolic blood pressure for 1 minute and pain scores and heart rate were recorded at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 minutes. The test was repeated during a study day at 6.00 h, 12.00 h, 18.00 h and 24.00 h. Significant differences of pain scores between clocktimes were found 1 minutes after inflation and after 1.5 minutes with regard to heart rate. Generally, the highest pain scores were found at 24.00 h.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität am Bezirksklinikum Regensburg. horst.koch@medbo.de
authors.forename: Horst J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raschka
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fischer-Barnicol
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanquillon
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ibach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D011603:Psychophysiology