Journal article
Clinical implementation of two quantitative Sensory Tests: Cold Stress Test and the Ten Test
Abstract
Accurate assessment of pain or sensory function in clinical practice is challenging. Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is a standardized approach to measuring pain and sensory thresholds or tolerances as a means of assessing the functionality of neural pathways from the receptors along the afferent fibers to the brains. This paper reviews two simple QST techniques potentially useful to clinical practice: the Cold Stress Test and Ten Test. The …
Authors
Uddin Z; MacDermid J; Packham T
Journal
Physiotherapy Practice and Research The Official Journal of The Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 33–40
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.3233/ppr-130030
ISSN
2213-0683