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Table 4 Subjective responses categorized in three groups

From: Autonomic and muscular responses and recovery to one-hour laboratory mental stress in healthy subjects

 

VAS = 0

VAS 1–30

VAS > 30

Pain:

   

   Shoulders (n (%))

17 (38.6%)

3 (6.8%)

24 (54.5%)

   Neck (n (%))

19 (43.2%)

1 (2.3%)

24 (54.5%)

   Temples (n (%))

27 (61.4%)

5 (11.4%)

12 (27.3%)

   Forehead (n (%))

24 (54.5%)

8 (18.2%)

12 (27.3%)

Maximal pain locationb

14 (31.8%)*

2 (4.5%)

28 (63.6%)

Fatigue (n (%))

5 (11.6%)

1 (2.3%)

37 (86.0%)

Tension (n (%))

4 (9.5%)

3 (7.1%)

35 (83.3%)

  1. a Pain response = (maximal pain during test – pain before test), b Maximal pain response irrespective of location,* = No pain development in any location.
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