Background. In recent years, several published articles have demonstrated that quantitative
sensory testing (QST) is useful in the analysis of musculoskeletal pain disorders. Based on …

Objective This review summarizes the scientific literature relating to the use of quantitative
sensory testing (QST) for mechanism-based pain management. Design A literature search …

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a noninvasive method of assessing sensory and pain
perception that has been used in the past 30 years primarily for analysis of cutaneous and …

Chronic pain imposes a significant burden to the healthcare system and adversely affects
patients' quality of life. Traditional subjective assessments, however, do not adequately …

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) has been used clinically for the last two decades, yielding
a substantial number of publications regarding these applications. In this review we tried to …

Pain is a common complaint among clients seeking physical therapy services, yet
interpretation of associated sensory changes can be difficult for the clinician …

Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse
clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of …

Neuropathic pain is an umbrella diagnostic category of an etiologically diverse group of
painful neurological disorders with injury to or disease of the somatosensory system …

Objective This review outlines the most commonly used quantitative sensory tests to identify
pain sensitization. We examine cross–sectional associations between quantitative sensory …

Neuropathic pain disorders are usually characterized by spontaneous ongoing or
intermittent symptoms, stimulus-evoked positive sensory phenomena, and negative sensory …