Reference values of mechanical and thermal pain tests in a pain-free population

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-383

  Neziri, Alban Y ^a   Scaramozzino, Pasquale ^b,c   Andersen, Ole K ^d   Dickenson, Anthony H ^e   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^d   Curatolo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central hypersensitivity; Cold; Cold pressor test; Diagnosis; Heat; Hyperalgesia; Pain thresholds; Pressure; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CATASTROPHIZING; COLD PRESSOR TEST; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOALGESIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PAIN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SCAPULA; SHORT FORM 36; THERMAL PAIN; THERMAL STIMULATION; TOE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CATASTROPHIZATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954414716     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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