(2017) investigated a similar increase in knee flexion ROM and
pressure pain threshold following a live-instructed, a video-guided, and a self-guided FR intervention.
However, the reliability varied from good for
pressure pain threshold as a test stimulus to fair for the heat pain threshold as a test stimulus.
Caption: Figure 2: The anatomic sites for
pressure pain threshold evaluations over the muscles, patellar tendon, pes anserinus bursae, and supraspinous ligaments in the anterior, posterior, and lateral views.
Caption: Figure 2: Changes in conditioned pain modulation (a),
pressure pain threshold (b), cold pain tolerance (c), and cold pain threshold (d) from baseline to 12-month follow-up assessment for the group who developed chronic neck pain (CNP; black circles) and a control group who remained pain-free (CON; gray circles).
Interrater reliability of algometry in measuring
pressure pain thresholds in healthy humans, using multiple raters.
Pressure Pain Thresholds and Conditioned Pain Modulation
Pressure pain threshold (PPT) is defined as the minimal amount of pressure that produces pain.
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain and reduced
pressure pain threshold (tender points) People with fibromyalgia may also experience fatigue, sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, increased headaches or facial pain, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness and problems multitasking.
Pressure pain threshold (PPTh) and pressure pain tolerance (PPTo) were determined on the middle joint of the middle finger of the participant's nondominant hand.
Perception of muscle soreness after exercise measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS) or
pressure pain threshold (PPT) are important variables to consider when studying FR effects on recovery.
(2010) [23] consider this type of evaluation to be limited, declaring that the
pressure pain threshold determined with the aid of an algometer has greater reliability than manual palpation.
Only the normality of
pressure pain threshold did not hold; therefore, the Box-Cox transformation was applied on raw data of
pressure pain threshold.