Study suggests-Pain sensitivity could be related to lifestyle and environment

According to the researches conducted at the King's College London published in Nature Communications, has found that the sensitivity to pain could be changed or controlled by a person's lifestyle and environment. This is the first study that has attempted to look into pain sensitivity. The pain sensitivity of a person is totally dependent on the lifestyle of a person. This study can open doors to the new treatments. The study is aimed at 'switching off' particular genes epigenetically. As per the study the identical twins share almost 100 per cent of their genes and non-identical twins share half of the genes. This also affects their pain sensitivity. The Lead author of the study, Dr Jordana Bell, Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, explains it further, “The potential to epigenetically regulate the behaviour of TRPA1 and other genes involved in pain sensitivity is very exciting and could lead to a more effective pain relief treatment for patients suffering with chronic pain.”