Hand-held dynamometer to measure pressure pain thresholds: A double-blinded reliability and validity study

• Published in: Musculoskeletal science & practice Vol. 51; no. NA; p. 102268
• Main Authors: Jayaseelan, Dhinu J., Cole, Keith R., Courtney, Carol A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Algometry; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Pain; Pain Measurement; Pain mechanisms; Pain Threshold; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Quantitative sensory testing; Reproducibility of Results; Spatial summation; Algometry; Pain mechanisms; Quantitative sensory testing; Spatial summation

Pain is the most common complaint reported in the musculoskeletal setting. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) assists with pain mechanism identification, although QST is typically performed in research settings. It is possible that clinical utilization of QST may improve if clinically accessible too...