| Blisters are applied to the skin for the purpose of obtaining the effect of counterirritation upon a neighboring region or organ. |
| Rush argued for curing disease with its equivalent in the manner of homeopathy, though his concept of counterirritation was more violent. |
| Sterile-water injection causes a burning sensation that is much more painful than saline injection and is thought to relieve labor pain by counterirritation. |
| This principle of counterirritation has been recognized for hundreds of years, and it still works. |
| Following this when conditions improve, as in the handling of all similar cases, counterirritation is indicated. |
| Studies done in the 1940s showed that the use of noxious stimuli or counterirritation could produce significant analgesic effects. |
