Autoalgometry: An Important Tool for Pressure Pain Threshold Evaluation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Autoalgometry
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Lorusso, L.; Salerno, M.; Sessa, F.; Nicolosi, D.; Longhitano, L.; Loreto, C.; Carotenuto, M.; Messina, A.; Monda, V.; Villano, I.; et al. Autoalgometry: An Important Tool for Pressure Pain Threshold Evaluation. J. Clin. Med. 2018, 7, 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7090273
Lorusso L, Salerno M, Sessa F, Nicolosi D, Longhitano L, Loreto C, Carotenuto M, Messina A, Monda V, Villano I, et al. Autoalgometry: An Important Tool for Pressure Pain Threshold Evaluation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2018; 7(9):273. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7090273
Chicago/Turabian StyleLorusso, Letizia, Monica Salerno, Francesco Sessa, Daniela Nicolosi, Lucia Longhitano, Carla Loreto, Marco Carotenuto, Antonietta Messina, Vincenzo Monda, Ines Villano, and et al. 2018. "Autoalgometry: An Important Tool for Pressure Pain Threshold Evaluation" Journal of Clinical Medicine 7, no. 9: 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7090273