Pain intensity measurements in patients with acute pain receiving afferent stimulation

Six different pain rating scales, including a "pain relief scale", were compared in 80 patients suffering acute orofacial pain. Pain intensity measurements were made before and after a 30 min period of afferent stimulation (TENS/vibration and placebo). A good correlation was found between...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1988-04, Vol.51 (4), p.481-486
Main Authors: Ekblom, A, Hansson, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain - psychology
Pain Measurement - methods
Toothache - therapy
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
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Summary:Six different pain rating scales, including a "pain relief scale", were compared in 80 patients suffering acute orofacial pain. Pain intensity measurements were made before and after a 30 min period of afferent stimulation (TENS/vibration and placebo). A good correlation was found between pain scores derived from the pain relief scale, visual analogue-, numerical- and graphic rating scales. The verbal rating scale did not perform well. The pain relief scale and the numerical rating scale are interesting alternatives to the established visual analogue scale.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.51.4.481