2011
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-174
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Algometry with a clothes peg compared to an electronic pressure algometer: a randomized cross-sectional study in pain patients

Abstract: BackgroundHypersensitivity of the central nervous system is widely present in pain patients and recognized as one of the determinants of chronic pain and disability. Electronic pressure algometry is often used to explore aspects of central hypersensitivity. We hypothesized that a simple pain provocation test with a clothes peg provides information on pain sensitivity that compares meaningfully to that obtained by a well-established electronic pressure algometer. "Clinically meaningful" was defined as a medium … Show more

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“…The pegs pressure exerted on an ear lobe is perceived as being consistently and clearly above the pain threshold [11]. The patient indicates the pain intensity on a numerical rating scale (NRS) on which 0 stands for "no pain" and 10 for "the most intense pain imaginable".…”
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“…The pegs pressure exerted on an ear lobe is perceived as being consistently and clearly above the pain threshold [11]. The patient indicates the pain intensity on a numerical rating scale (NRS) on which 0 stands for "no pain" and 10 for "the most intense pain imaginable".…”
Section: Definitions Instrumentation and Applicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Both instruments have been validated and correlated in earlier studies [11]. Because absolute reference values do not exist for pain patients, hypersensitivity is defined relatively as a significantly lowered Production AB, Hörby, Sweden) by bilateral testing on the middle fingers.…”
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“…During data collection of the present study, Egloff et al [21] published a similar study employing a clothes peg as the pain stimulus. The authors examined differences in pain response between two different clinical sub-groups (orthopaedic versus medical/psychosomatic pain), reported good correlation to pressure pain detection and tolerance thresholds and good test/re-test stability.…”
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“…Furthermore, pressure algometry and PPTs have proven to be important psychophysical examination tools for obtaining measures of mechanical pain sensitivity in deep tissues (muscles, tendons, and joints), and they have been widely used in both experimental and clinical pain conditions (8,15,16). Pressure algometry and PPTs can be used in clinical research (17)(18)(19)(20)(21), for measuring the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for the treatment of pain (22)(23)(24), and in general psychophysiological research (25,26).…”
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