Vaginal algometer: Development and application of a device to monitor vaginal wall pressure pain threshold

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 833-836

  Baguley, S D K ^a   Curnow, J S H ^a   Morrison, G D ^a   Barron, L F ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical measurement; Pressure pain threshold; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; LATERAL WALLS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; VULVODYNIA; WALL PRESSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAGINA; VAGINAL ALGOMETER;

EID: 0344551269     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/24/4/302     Document Type: Article

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2. McKay M 1993 Dysesthetic ('essential') vulvodynia. Treatment with amitriptyline J. Reprod. Med. 38 9-13