Somatosensation in OA: exploring the relationships of pain sensitization, vibratory perception and spontaneous pain.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2018 · PMC6109299 · PMID 30144797

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.09so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were lower in the OA group but did not reach statistical significance (affected tibial tuberosity 3.81 ± 1.63 vs 4.62 ± 1.37 kg/force, p = 0.09 and affected medial joint line 2.73 ± 1.55 vs 3.65 ± 1.57 kg/force, p = 0.09).

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In our study, there was some association noted between allodynia and WOMAC pain and some of the relationships between PPTs and WOMAC pain approached significance.

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