Contralateral limb movement modulates cold pressor pain

On the Importance of Being Vocal: Saying “Ow” Improves Pain Tolerance

“…Pain induced to one hand was endured longer and perceived as less painful when participants tapped fingers of the contralateral hand than when they sat still. 4,21 Interestingly, the stimulation of motor cortex 22 and motor imagery 20 were shown to have similar effects.…”