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… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Neural Bases of Distraction and Reappraisal
Distraction and reappraisal are two commonly used forms of cognitive emotion regulation. Functional neuroimaging studies have… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction.
BACKGROUND Although mindfulness meditation interventions have recently shown benefits for reducing stress in various populations… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Modulation of competing memory systems by distraction.
Different forms of learning and memory depend on functionally and anatomically separable neural circuits [Squire, L. R. (1992… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Distraction modulates connectivity of the cingulo-frontal cortex and the midbrain during pain—an fMRI analysis
Neuroimaging studies with positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have delineated a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Imaging how attention modulates pain in humans using functional MRI.
Current clinical and experimental literature strongly supports the phenomenon of reduced pain perception whilst attention is… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Imaging attentional modulation of pain in the periaqueductal gray in humans.
Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience usually triggered by stimulation of peripheral nerves and often associated… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Regulating responses to anger: effects of rumination and distraction on angry mood.
Previous research has found that self-focused rumination maintains or increases depressed mood, whereas distraction decreases… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Lengthening the human mandible by gradual distraction.
Lengthening of the mandible by gradual distraction was performed on four young patients (average age 78 months). The amount of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The tension-stress effect on the genesis and growth of tissues: Part II. The influence of the rate and frequency of distraction.
To assess the influence of both the rate and the frequency of distraction on osteogenesis during limb elongation, a canine tibia… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Limb lengthening by callus distraction (callotasis).
Callotasis is a new technique of limb lengthening involving slow distraction of the callus formed in response to a proximal… (More)
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