Current concept of quantitative sensory testing and pressure pain threshold in neck/shoulder and low back pain

H Suzuki, S Tahara, M Mitsuda, H Izumi, S Ikeda… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, several published articles have shown that quantitative sensory testing
(QST) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) are useful in the analysis of neck/shoulder and low …

Reliability of conditioned pain modulation in healthy individuals and chronic pain patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Nuwailati, P Bobos, M Drangsholt… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Objectives Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a psychophysical parameter that is used
to reflect the efficacy of endogenous pain inhibition. CPM reliability is important for research …

Immediate effects of a telerehabilitation program based on aerobic exercise in women with fibromyalgia

I Hernando-Garijo, L Ceballos-Laita… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: We analyzed the immediate effects of a Telerehabilitation Program (TP) based
on aerobic exercise in women with fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome during the lockdown …

Effectiveness of internet-based exercises aimed at treating knee osteoarthritis: the iBEAT-OA randomized clinical trial

SA Gohir, F Eek, A Kelly, A Abhishek… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Osteoarthritis is a prevalent, debilitating, and costly chronic disease for which
recommended first-line treatment is underused. Objective To compare the effect of an …

The effect of mobilization with movement on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

HA Alkhawajah, AM Alshami - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2019 - Springer
Background Few studies have investigated the effects of mobilization with movement (MWM)
in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to other procedures. Sham procedures …

The effect of blood flow restriction exercise on exercise-induced hypoalgesia and endogenous opioid and endocannabinoid mechanisms of pain modulation

L Hughes, SD Patterson - Journal of Applied Physiology, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
This study aimed to investigate and compare the magnitude of exercise-induced
hypoalgesia (EIH) with low-intensity blood flow restriction (BFR) resistance exercise (RE) at …

A clinical perspective on a pain neuroscience education approach to manual therapy

A Louw, J Nijs, EJ Puentedura - Journal of Manual & Manipulative …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in pain neuroscience education (PNE)
in physical therapy. There is growing evidence for the efficacy of PNE to decrease pain …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative sensory testing: identifying pain characteristics in patients with osteoarthritis

KR Arant, JN Katz, T Neogi - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This review outlines the most commonly used quantitative sensory tests to identify
pain sensitization. We examine cross–sectional associations between quantitative sensory …

A comparison of two manual physical therapy approaches and electrotherapy modalities for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized three arm clinical trial

E Kaya Mutlu, E Ercin, A Razak Ozdıncler… - … theory and practice, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A broad spectrum of physical therapy exercise programs provides symptom
relief and functional benefit for patients with knee OA. Manual physical therapy, including …

Is one trial sufficient to obtain excellent pressure pain threshold reliability in the low back of asymptomatic individuals? A test-retest study

R Balaguier, P Madeleine, N Vuillerme - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The assessment of pressure pain threshold (PPT) provides a quantitative value related to
the mechanical sensitivity to pain of deep structures. Although excellent reliability of PPT has …