KINE 4740 Study Guide - Final Guide: Contact Sport, Sports Medicine, Guided Imagery

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Metaphor of a gate which controls the extent of pain experienced by an individual; neural mechanisms in the dorsal horn act as a gate which modulates impulses transmitted to the brain (hence pain perception) The width of the gate (how much pain one can tolerate?) is influenced by somatic and sensory information. Cognitive processes seen as acting alongside affective, motivational and evaluative factors in adaptation of somatic inputs. Attentional styles and affective states influence pain (individual differences and perceptions of pain) Sensory perceptual info, responsible for the distress of pain, is processed in parallel to information on the location, duration, and intensity of pain. Complex informational network responsible for processing the location and quality of the stimulus operating alongside emotional and motivational systems. With reference to exercise and physical exertion characterized by different courses of time and etiology (moi): Pain is felt during or immediately after exercise. Pain that persists for a short time after athletic activity.