Mind over muscle: study reveals how pain anticipation alters your walk
NCT ID NCT07251387
First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated May 25, 2026 · Updated 22 times
Summary
This study looks at how the fear of pain affects the way your muscles work together when you walk. Researchers will use a special cream to create a brief pain experience in one group, then give them a harmless cream they think is painful. A second group gets only the harmless cream. By comparing muscle activity, the team hopes to understand how expecting pain changes movement. The study involves 34 healthy adults aged 18-35.
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Centre de Recherche sur le Vieillissement
Sherbrooke, Canada
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Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Amiens, France
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