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Algometry with a clothes peg compared to an electronic pressure algometer: a randomized cross-sectional study in pain patients

BACKGROUND: Hypersensitivity of the central nervous system is widely present in pain patients and recognized as one of the determinants of chronic pain and disability. Electronic pressure algometry is often used to explore aspects of central hypersensitivity. We hypothesized that a simple pain provo...

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Autores principales: Egloff, Niklaus, Klingler, Nicole, von Känel, Roland, Cámara, Rafael JA, Curatolo, Michele, Wegmann, Barbara, Marti, Elizabeth, Ferrari, Marie-Louise Gander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21787399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-174