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Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Central Pain Processing
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Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Central Pain Processing
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By assessing pain in response to repetitive or different types of standardized stimuli, dynamic quantitative sensory testing (QST) can reveal changes in the central processing of pain. We present methods to optimize and individualize two dynamic QST measures: temporal summation (TS) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM).
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Mackey, I. G., Dixon, E. A., Johnson, K., Kong, J. Dynamic Quantitative Sensory Testing to Characterize Central Pain Processing. J. Vis. Exp. (120), e54452, doi:10.3791/54452 (2017).
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