Assertion: therapeutic massage | /r/CapableOf | help to close the pain gate
Facets:
value: possibly
type: DEGREE
value: by stimulating competing nerve fibers
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Therapeutic massage may relieve pain by way of several mechanisms, including relaxing painful muscles, tendons, and joints; relieving stress and anxiety; and possibly helping to "close the pain gate" by stimulating competing nerve fibers and impeding pain messages to and from the brain.