Table 3 Associations among pain threshold, psychological variables, and lumbar innervated hypoalgesic responses for subjects receiving spinal manipulation.
From: Immediate effects of spinal manipulation on thermal pain sensitivity: an experimental study
|  | Temporal Summation | First Pain @ 47°C | First Pain @ 49°C |
|---|---|---|---|
Fear of Pain (FPQ) | -0.20 (p = 0.401) | 0.01 (p = 0.972) | -0.08 (p = 0.732) |
Pain catastrophizing (CSQ-R) | -0.08 (p = 0.750) | 0.18 (p = 0.442) | 0.10 (p = 0.686) |
Anxiety (STAI) | -0.16 (p = 0.499) | -0.19 (p = 0.422) | -0.31 (p = 0.178) |
Anxiety sensitivity (ASI) | 0.21 (p = 0.370) | 0.25 (p = 0.292) | -0.10 (p = 0.674) |
Pain threshold (degrees Celsius) | -0.26 (p = 0.273) | 0.11 (p = 0.656) | 0.14 (p = 0.545) |
Pain threshold rating (NRS) | 0.05 (p = 0.843) | -0.19 (p = 0.436) | -0.14 (p = 0.549) |