If you feel a sharp pain in a certain spot and try to scratch or itch around it to reduce the pain, the resulting relief is due to you activating the ______.

Name: If you feel a sharp pain in a certain spot and try to scratch or itch around it to reduce the pain, the resulting relief is due to you activating the ______.
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The relief is due to activating large A fibers, which help to shut the gate in the gate control theory of pain, reducing the perception of pain.

If You Feel a Sharp Pain in a Certain Spot