Medicine and science in sports and exercise
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Med Sci Sports Exerc · Apr 1998
Different effects of physical exercise on cold pain sensitivity in fighter pilots with and without the history of acute in-flight neck pain attacks.
The cold pain sensitivity in fighter pilots was studied by using a cold pressor test. ⋯ The results suggest that exercise stress-related analgesia mechanisms may be enhanced in pilots with a history of acute in-flight neck pain attacks. Moreover, sensory and nonsensory aspects of pain experience may be differentially influenced by exercise stress.