Abstract
Abstract
Background
Pressure pain threshold (PPT) is commonly assessed using pressure algometry. Self-administered algometry could reduce examiner involvement and may facilitate repeated assessment outside specialist settings.
Objective
To examine the concurrent agreement of a previously described syringe-based pneumatic algometer with a commercially available comparator during self-administered PPT measurement in healthy adults.
Methods
Thirty healthy volunteers completed researcher-administered and self-administered pain threshold measurements utilizing an AMF-500 device and the syringe-based pneumatic algometer.
Results
During self-administration, measurements from the two devices were strongly correlated (r = 0.82, p
Conclusion
According to our findings the proposed device is a valid tool for autoalgometry and may potentially be introduced as an element of routine self-assessment of PPT.