Novice assessors demonstrate good intra-rater agreement and reliability when determining pressure pain thresholds; a cross-sectional study

Novice assessors demonstrate good intra-rater agreement and reliability when determining pressure pain thresholds; a cross-sectional study

Background Experienced assessors show good intra-rater reproducibility (within-session and between-session agreement and reliability) when using an algometer to determine pressure pain thresholds (PPT). However, it is unknown whether novice assessors perform equally well. This study aimed to determi...

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Main Authors: Roland R. Reezigt, Geranda E. C. Slager, Michel W. Coppieters, Gwendolyne G. M. Scholten-Peeters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Quantitative sensory testing
Pain measurement
Reproducibility
Reliability
Mechanical hyperalgesia
Central sensitisation
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14565.pdf

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