If you stubbed your toe, how could you apply the gate-control theory of pain to keep your toe from hurting?
A) You could do jumping jacks.
B) You could count to 10.
C) You could swear up a blue streak.
D) You could rub the toe that hurts.

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Rubbing the toe can activate non-painful sensory signals that can interfere with pain signals, effectively "closing the gate" to pain perception according to the gate-control theory.

If You Stubbed Your Toe, How Could You Apply the Gate-Control