The gate control theory of pain, put forward by Ron Melzack and Patrick Wall in 1962, is the idea that physical pain is not a direct result of activation of pain receptor neurons, but rather its ...
Melzack and Wall saw issues with both, but also points they agreed with; their new gate control theory was their attempt to synthesize all of their beliefs into one unifying theory. Like a lot of ...
The mechanisms of action for sterile water injections are not fully clear, but the Gate Control Theory is one logical explanation. This theory was formulated by Melzack and Wall in 1965.
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