title: Vibratory stimulation increase the electro-cutaneous sensory detection and pain thresholds in women but not in men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vibratory stimulation is a potential method for the treatment of pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The effect of vibration on the forearm on detection (DT) and pain thresholds (PT) induced by electro-cutaneous stimulation were investigated in healthy male and female volunteers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women have lower baseline detection and pain thresholds as compared to men. Furthermore, women but not men report increased detection and pain thresholds after vibratory stimulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings indicate the potential usefulness of vibratory stimulation for pain treatment, and that gender differences should be considered in future evaluation of the method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Lisbeth.Dahlin@ki.se
authors.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dahlin
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lundeberg
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*