ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2018
Concurrent validation of a pressure pain threshold scale for individuals with myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia.
Article in The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02802202 (Validation of a Pressure Pain Threshold Scale in Patients Diagnosed With Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Validation of a Pressure Pain Threshold Scale in Patients Diagnosed With Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Questionnaires for the subjective evaluation of patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Home-based postural exercise as an adjunct to duloxetine improves sleep quality, physical quality of life, and trunk mobility in fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial.Rheumatology international · 2026Trial
- Low-level laser therapy improves pain in postcesarean section: a randomized clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2020Trial
- [Capsaicin topical cream (8%) for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome].Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Trial
- Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness of a New Device for Measuring Pressure Pain Thresholds.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Multidimensional analysis of the clinical spectrum and symptom burden of unexplained myofascial pain.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Exercise Intervention in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Influence on Pain, Psychological Variables, and Disability: An Observational Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- How Does Conditioned Pain Modulation Influence Motor Imagery Processes in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome? A Cross-Sectional Study Secondary Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated With High-Impact Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Health Study.The journal of pain · 2024Article
- Article
- Diminished vibration perception and greater pressure pain sensitivity are associated with worse knee osteoarthritis outcomes across sex and race.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2024Article
- Association of OPRM1 rs1799971, HTR1B rs6296 and COMT rs4680 polymorphisms with clinical phenotype among women with fibromyalgia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Correlation between Different Psychological Variables in Women with Fibromyalgia with Symptoms of Neurogenic Inflammation: A Cross-Sectional Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Extracorporeal ShockWave Treatment vs. mesotherapy in the treatment of myofascial syndromes: a clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Evidence for an association of serum microanalytes and myofascial pain syndrome.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Article
- Network Analysis for Better Understanding the Complex Psycho-Biological Mechanisms behind Fibromyalgia Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Bayesian Linear Regressions Applied to Fibromyalgia Syndrome for Understanding the Complexity of This Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- On the Use of Quantitative Sensory Testing to Estimate Central Sensitization in Humans. Comment on Schuttert et al. The Definition, Assessment, and Prevalence of (Human Assumed) Central Sensitisation in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Association of Neuropathic Pain Symptoms with Sensitization Related Symptomatology in Women with Fibromyalgia.Biomedicines · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundManual pressure palpation is an examination technique used in the classification of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and fibromyalgia (FM). Currently, there are no validated systems for classifying results. A valid and reliable pressure pain threshold scale (PPTS) may provide a means for clinicians to grade, document, and report findings. The purpose of this investigation was to validate a PPTS in individuals diagnosed with MPS and FM. Intra-rater reliability, concurrent validity, minimum cut-off value, and patient responses were evaluated.
methodsEighty-four participants who met the inclusion criteria were placed into three groups of 28 (
resultsThe PPTS had good intra-rater reliability (ICC ≥ .88). A moderate to excellent relationship was found between the PPTS and VAS for all groups with the digital pressure sensor and algometer ( DISCUSSION: The results provide preliminary evidence validating the PPTS for individuals with MPS and FM. Future research should further study the clinimetric properties of the PPTS with other chronic pain and orthopedic conditions. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE: 2c. CLINICAL
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov registration No. NCT02802202.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.