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. 1987 Dec;6(4):510-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02330587.

Evaluation of pain threshold using a simple pressure algometer

H M Buchanan  1 , J A Midgley
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Evaluation of pain threshold using a simple pressure algometer

H M Buchanan et al. Clin Rheumatol. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

Pain threshold was measured using a simple pressure algometer in 190 subjects. The measurement had a highly acceptable intra-observer error. Significantly lower pain thresholds were observed in all of the five areas of the body studied in females. The most sensitive area was the forehead. There was a higher pain threshold in the dominant hand. Anxiety and fear of pain significantly reduced the threshold.

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