Defining the nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) threshold in human participants: A comparison of different scoring criteria

Pain

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-253

  Rhudy, Jamie L ^a   France, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Receiver operating characteristics; RIII; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE FLEXION REFLEX; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847647709     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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