Journal article
The Reliability and Vatidity of Pain Threshold Measurements in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of measuring pain threshold (PT) of persons with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The PTs of women with and without OA of the knee were measured on 3 occasions at 6 sites at the knee with a pressure dolorimeter. Subjects with OA also recorded their pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS) and on the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). The reliability coefficients for repeated …
Authors
Wessel J
Journal
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 238–242
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 1995
DOI
10.3109/03009749509100881
ISSN
0300-9742