Journal article
Pressure pain threshold testing demonstrates predictive ability in people with acute whiplash.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether pressure pain threshold (PPT), tested at 2 standardized sites, could provide additional prognostic ability to predict short-term outcomes in people with acute whiplash, after controlling for age, sex, and baseline pain intensity.
Authors
Walton DM; Macdermid JC; Nielson W; Teasell RW; Reese H; Levesque L
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Vol. 41, No. 9, pp. 658–665
Publisher
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT)
Publication Date
9 2011
DOI
10.2519/jospt.2011.3668
ISSN
0190-6011