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Massage and the application of liniments to painful area in the body relieves pain due to

A

Stimulation of endogenous analgesic system

B

Release of endorphins by the first order neurons in the brain stem

C

Release of glutamate and substance P in the spinal cord

D

Inhibition by large myelinated afferent fibers

High-Yield Explanation

Ans. (d) Inhibition by large myelinated afferent fibers(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.172)Massaging and applying counterirritants over the injured area relieves pain. The reason being gate-control mechanism of pain modulation

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