A 49-year-old member asked:
can you tell me how a light touch stimulates a nerve impulse?
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Dr. Qamar Khan answered
Pain Management 17 years experience
All Feeling: has to travel through nerves. You can't feel anything without the nerves, so any sensation felt is due to nerves that send signals to spinal cord and brain.
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