ArticleBiological research for nursing2018
Quantitative Sensory Testing and Current Perception Threshold Testing in Patients With Chronic Pain Following Lower Extremity Fracture.
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- Efficacy and Safety of Dorsal Root Ganglion Pulse Radiofrequency Combined With Sympathetic Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Acute Herpetic Neuralgia.The Clinical journal of pain · 2026Trial
- Diagnostic Utility of Surface Electromyography for Identifying Muscles Affected by Myofascial Trigger Points: A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Quantitative Sensory Testing Following Orthopedic Trauma: A Longitudinal Multisite Feasibility Study.The Clinical journal of pain · 2026Article
- A tonic electrocutaneous stimulation paradigm for graded sensory C-fiber engagement in healthy subjects.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Frozen Shoulder Is More Than Local Pain: Widespread Sensory Hyperalgesia or Hypoesthesia?European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Observational
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- Outcomes of a QST Protocol in Healthy Subjects and Chronic Pain Patients: A Controlled Clinical Trial.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Inhibition of current perception thresholds in A-delta and C fibers through somatosensory stimulation of the body surface.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Current perception threshold testing in chronic ankle instability.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Quantitative Sensory Testing Across Chronic Pain Conditions and Use in Special Populations.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Effect of Different Kinesio Taping Interventions on the Local Thresholds of Current Perception and Pressure Pain in Healthy Adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain is a significant problem for patients with lower extremity injuries. While pain hypersensitivity has been identified in many chronic pain conditions, it is not known whether patients with chronic pain following lower extremity fracture report pain hypersensitivity in the injured leg. PURPOSE: To quantify and compare peripheral somatosensory function and sensory nerve activation thresholds in persons with chronic pain following lower extremity fractures with a cohort of persons with no history of lower extremity fractures.
methodThis was a cross-sectional study where quantitative sensory testing and current perception threshold testing were conducted on the injured and noninjured legs of cases and both legs of controls.
resultsA total of 14 cases and 28 controls participated in the study. Mean time since injury at the time of testing for cases was 22.3 (standard deviation = 12.1) months. The warmth detection threshold ( p = .024) and nerve activation thresholds at 2,000 Hz ( p < .001) and 250 Hz ( p = .002), respectively, were significantly higher in cases compared to controls.
conclusionThis study suggests that patients with chronic pain following lower extremity fractures may experience hypoesthesia in the injured leg, which contrasts with the finding of hyperesthesia previously observed in other chronic pain conditions but is in accord with patients with nerve injuries and surgeries. This is the first study to examine peripheral sensory nerve function at the site of injury in patients with chronic pain following lower extremity fractures using quantitative sensory testing and current perception threshold testing.
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