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Table 3 Relationship Between Spontaneous pain and Pressure Pain Thresholds and Allodynia in OA participants

From: Somatosensation in OA: exploring the relationships of pain sensitization, vibratory perception and spontaneous pain

 

Spontaneous Pain

P value

Yes (n = 26)

No (n = 9)

Pressure Pain Threshold, Radial Styloid (kgf)*, (Mean ± SD)

2.42 ± 1.07

4.39 ± .1.25

0.001

Pressure Pain Threshold, Medial Joint Line (kgf), (Mean ± SD)

2.05 ± 1.08

3.98 ± 1.61

0.001

Pressure Pain Threshold Tibial Tuberosity (kgf), (Mean ± SD)

3.52 ± 1.44

5.01 ± 1.11

0.005

Presence of Allodynia, Ipsilateral Tibial Tuberosity

69.20%

30.70%

0.012

Pain Rating, Ipsilateral Tibial Tuberosity Scale after Repeated Mechanical Stimulus (Mean ± SD)

4.3 ± 2.6

1.6 ± 1.7

0.003

Presence of Allodynia, Contralateral Tibial Tuberosity

65.40%

11.10%

0.007

Pain Rating, Contalateral Tibial Tuberosity Scale after Repeated Mechanical Stimulus (Mean ± SD)

3.7 ± 2.3

1.4 ± 1.3

0.001

  1. *kgf kilogram force