Naugle KM, et al. – This study was performed to investigate age differences in offset analgesia in community–dwelling younger, middle–aged, and older adults, also to determine whether the magnitude of offset analgesia predicted self–reported bodily pain. The clinicians demonstared that compared to younger adults, older and middle–aged adults showed reduced offset analgesia in the 1.0^oC and 0.4^oC offset trials. Moreover, the magnitude of offset analgesia predicted self–reported bodily pain, with those exhibiting reduced offset analgesia reporting greater bodily pain. For middle–aged and older adults, dysfunction of this endogenous inhibitory system could increase the risk of developing chronic pain.