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Distraction - pain management method

Known as: Distraction, Distraction and Attention 
A method of pain control used primarily in pediatrics that combines distracting the patient's attention away from the painful procedure or… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Given that the ability to attend to a task without distraction underlies performance in a wide variety of contexts, training one… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Background: Although mindfulness meditation interventions have recently shown benefits for reducing stress in various populations… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Recently, a debate has begun over whether in-class laptops aid or hinder learning. While some research demonstrates that laptops… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Current clinical and experimental literature strongly supports the phenomenon of reduced pain perception whilst attention is… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pain interrupts and demands attention. The authors review evidence for how and why this interruption of attention is achieved… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
For 40 years, the author has been developing a system of orthopedics, traumatology, and limb lengthening using a circular… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
To assess the influence of both the rate and the frequency of distraction on osteogenesis during limb elongation, a canine tibia… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Distraction is thought to be an effective strategy for coping with pain-produced distress. The purpose of this article is to…