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The relaxation procedure helped both groups cope with pain. Additionally, our tests showed both groups had higher physical pain thresholds after the relaxation session. But the obese participants still had a lower threshold for tolerating the pain.
Charles Emery
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The relaxation procedure helped both groups cope with pain.
— Charles Emery
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Some studies say that obese people are more tolerant of pain, while other studies say they are less tolerant.
— Charles Emery
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This kind of evaluation is in some ways a more objective way of measuring the body's response to pain, as opposed to simply asking someone if they feel pain.
— Charles Emery
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This is important because if an obese person begins an exercise program, he may not cognitively experience pain when in fact it is hurting the body on some level. That could lead to severe pain down the road.
— Charles Emery
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For subjective indicators of pain, obese people indicated similar levels of pain to non-obese people. But when we looked at objective indicators, we found that the obese group had a lower threshold for pain.
— Charles Emery
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