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The Gate Control Theory of Pain
There is a really cool theory of pain from many years ago called the gate control theory of pain. Melzack and wall 19 65 forever revolutionized pain medicine. And everything we know about pain to day has grown out of the gate control Theory of pain. So touch will actually lower pain volume. There's something called a tens machine that will vibrate on the part of you that hurts. Social support is another. Treating trama is another. But touch is one of them.