Reliability and reproducibility of novel methodology for assessment of pressure pain sensitivity in pelvis

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 910-920

  Zolnoun, Denniz ^a,c   Bair, Eric ^b,c   Essick, Greg ^c   Gracely, Richard ^c   Goyal, Vinita ^a,d   Maixner, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

musculoskeletal pain; Pelvic pain; reliability; vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PELVIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STIMULATION; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA PAIN; VESTIBULODYNIA; VULVA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PELVIS; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865791192     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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