Watching Shot Can Boost Pain

If you have ever had to bring the dreaded needle into a room with a patient you might notice that some patients are acutely focused on the pain factor. Fortunately there are ways to reduce the discomfort and the following tip points out some relief involves the eyes.

In a testament to how powerful our mind can be it turns out that watching the shot can actually cause the prick of the needle insertion to be more painful. Here is an article (with corresponding podcast) from Scientific American with the data that supports this claim.

   Watching Shot Can Boost Pain

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