After you roughly bump part of your body-say your shin or your "funny bone"-into something and experience pain as a result, you may help to decrease that sense of pain by rubbing the injured area. The _____ provides some insight as to why rubbing the area helps to lower the pain that you feel.

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The gate theory of pain suggests that non-painful input closes the "gates" to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system. Therefore, rubbing the area where you feel pain can help reduce the sensation of pain by activating other nerve fibers that interfere with the transmission of pain signals.

After You Roughly Bump Part of Your Body-Say Your Shin