The Effects of Changing the Painful Stimulus upon Dolorimetry Scores in Patients with Fibromyalgia

Objectives: Several previous studies have used the dolorimeter as a measure of disease activity in patents with fibromyalgia. We asked the question: does changing either the dolorimeter to skin surface contact area, or the rate of dolorimeter pressure application effect the subsequently recorded tenderness scores? Methods: Twenty-one women who met the ACR classification criteria for fibromyalgia underwent dolorimetry testing on two separate …