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Papers: 16 Apr 2022 - 22 Apr 2022


Human Studies


2022 Apr 20


Clin J Pain

Differences in Quantitative Sensory Testing Outcomes between Patients With Low Back Pain in Primary Care and Healthy Controls.

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Abstract

Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is used to test somatosensory functioning in patients with low back pain (LBP) and most performed on people with chronic LBP in secondary/tertiary health care facilities. Studies using QST-testing on LBP populations in primary care are scarce. Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) measures central sensitization (CS)-related symptoms and studies investigating the differences between QST-testing and participants with LBP with a positive and negative score on the CSI questionnaire are also rare. This case-control study investigates differences of an extensive QST-measurement between patients with acute, chronic LBP and healthy controls in primary care. Secondary aim is to investigate differences of an extensive QST-measurement between "CS" and "no-CS" group.