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Why is it, when someone injures their hand - not a cut, but smashed it, then they shake it vigorously?
I got a bone contusion the other day on my hand; right in the upper part of my palm. I was shaking it for several minutes after the injury occurred. I then thought it strange that people seem to shake their hand vigorously after a similar injury. It's not like we shake our legs if we bump THAT, or our heads!
Why do we do that?
5 Answers
- 2 decades agoFavorite Answer
This helps distort the pain sensation. There are a different kinds of pain receptors, and one of them can be distored by touch, like rubbing it or shaking it.
- smile4763Lv 42 decades ago
When we shake or rub then we confuse the pain receptors. They don't have long enough to send a coherent message to the brain. Basically it hurts less; we learn this as kids.
- wildbill05733Lv 62 decades ago
By shaking your hand vigorously you are helping in the release of more endorphines, which is the body's morphine.
- megalomaniacLv 72 decades ago
I don't know. I don't do that. Why do you do it?
Sorry, I don't buy the endorphin argument. Shaking your hand just aggravates the injury. I think its mostly just panic.
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- 2 decades ago
yeaa iknow what umean probly cus it like tickles or u feela tingling feeling and u want it to go away
