Intra- and inter-session reliability of electrical detection and pain thresholds of cutaneous and muscle primary afferents in the lower back of healthy individuals.

Daniel Streuli, Luana Nyirö, Jan Rosner, Andreas Schilder, Miklos Csato, Petra Schweinhardt

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Article in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Reliability and Validity of Non-Invasive Electrical Detection and Pain Thresholds Using PainVisionJournal of pain research · 2026
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Recovery Time of Electrical Sensory, Motor, and Pain Thresholds: A Pilot Study Towards Standardization of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Healthy Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Daniel StreuliDepartment of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Luana NyiröDepartment of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. luana.nyiroe@balgrist.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2504-9719

Jan RosnerSpinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1973-1773

Andreas SchilderDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7525-2497

Miklos CsatoDepartment of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Petra SchweinhardtDepartment of Chiropractic Medicine, Integrative Spinal Research, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-6595

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Abstract

To advance evidence-based practice and targeted treatments of low back pain (LBP), a better pathophysiological understanding and reliable outcome measures are required. The processing of nociceptive information from deeper somatic structures (e.g., muscle, fascia) might play an essential role in the pathophysiology of LBP. In this study, we measured the intra- and inter-session reliability of electrical detection and pain thresholds of cutaneous and muscle primary afferents of the lower back. Twenty healthy participants attended two study visits separated by 27.7 ± 1.7 days. To determine the location-specific electrical detection threshold (EDT) and pain threshold (EPT), needle electrodes were inserted in the epidermal layer over, and in the lumbar erector spinae muscle. Additionally, established quantitative sensory testing (QST) parameters were assessed. Reliability was determined by differences between measurements, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC

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Low Back PainPain ThresholdElectric StimulationHumansMusclesReproducibility of ResultsDeep tissue afferentsElectrical stimulationExperimental pain modelsLow back painMuscle painQuantitative sensory testing

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PMID37624386

DOI10.1016/0306-4522(91)90090-b

PMCPMC10499933

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