counterstimulation
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Counterstimulation — is a treatment for pain, based on distraction. A basic example is the practice of rubbing a fresh bruise, so that attention is paid to the sense of touch and pressure, rather than to the pain of the injury. Liniment and medicated products… … Wikipedia
Buckley's — W.K. Buckley Limited is a Canadian corporation founded in 1920, by W.K. Buckley, that manufactures medicines for health problems such as the common cold. They also have children s medicine which under the brand Jack Jill. The company is located… … Wikipedia
Counterirritant — A counterirritant is a substance which creates inflammation in one location with the goal of lessening the inflammation in another location.[1] They can be used as antipruritics. This strategy falls into the more general category of… … Wikipedia
Diffuse noxious inhibitory control — Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC) refers to an endogenous pain modulatory pathway which has often been described as pain inhibits pain .[1] It occurs when response from a painful stimulus is inhibited by another, often spatially distant … Wikipedia
