Gate theory refers to the assumption that stimulation of certain non-pain axons in the skin or in the brain can inhibit transmission of pain messages in the spinal cord
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Gate control theory refers to a theory of pain holding that structures in the spinal cord act as a gate . . . Read More | |
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