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Pressure pain thresholds: Subject factors and the meaning of peak pressures

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The assessment of pressure pain has become an integral part in pain research. The distribution of pressure under a plunger can be uneven. However, measurements based on conventional devices show… Click to show full abstract

The assessment of pressure pain has become an integral part in pain research. The distribution of pressure under a plunger can be uneven. However, measurements based on conventional devices show the applied force or mean pressure, failing to take local pressure peaks into account. Our main question was whether peak pressures under the probe are responsible for pain onset.

Keywords: peak pressures; pain; pain thresholds; pressure pain; pressure

Journal Title: European Journal of Pain
Year Published: 2019

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