Relationships between Clinical Symptoms and Pressure Pain Thresholds in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joints / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
; : 421-426, 2002.
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in Japanese
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ABSTRACT
Treatment of tender points has widely been used for diagnosis and treatment, but there are few studies elucidating the usefulness of this approach to diagnosing knee pain. This study investigated the diagnostic importance of tender points. The symptoms and the pressure pain threshold (PPT) in osteoarthritis of the knee (pain and motion of knee joint) were measured in 45 patients being treated at the Acupuncture Center of Meiji University of Oriental Medicine. The change in PPT was related to symptoms of knee pain (staircase and flexion pain). It is suggested that changes in PPT around the knee joints are a useful indicator for evaluating knee pain.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Year:
2002
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Article