An indentation apparatus for evaluating discomfort and pain thresholds in conjunction with mechanical properties of foot tissue in vivo

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 629-641

  Xiong, Shuping ^a   Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^b   Witana, Channa P ^b   Rodrigo, W D Asanka S ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Algometer; Diabetic foot; Discomfort; Discomfort threshold; Foot; Heel compression; Indentation; Pain; Pain threshold; Repeatability; Tissue; Tissue indentor; Tissue mechanical properties; Tissue stiffness

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH; INDENTATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEPPING MOTORS; STIFFNESS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

ALGOMETER; DIABETIC FOOT; DISCOMFORT; DISCOMFORT THRESHOLD; FOOT; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REPEATABILITY; TISSUE STIFFNESS;

TISSUE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; FOOT PAD; FOOT PAIN; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MECHANICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DISCOMFORT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 78149483437     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.09.0152     Document Type: Article

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