The Relationship between Mechanical Hyperalgesia Assessed by Manual Tender Point Examination and Disease Severity in Patients with Chronic Widespread Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

The clinical utility of tender point (TP) examination in patients reporting chronic widespread pain (CWP) is the subject of contemporary debate. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between mechanical hyperalgesia assessed by manual TP examination and clinical disease severity....

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Main Authors: Kirstine Amris, Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens, Anders Jespersen, Anders Stockmarr, Robert Bennett, Henning Bliddal, Bente Danneskiold-Samsøe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/417596

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