Table 7.

Spearman correlations between QST parameters and acute MSK pain characteristics

QST parameter	Number of pain body sites	Pain frequency	Usual pain intensity	Pain intensity at rest	Pain intensity when moving	Pain interference
Pressure pain threshold (forearm, log10)	−0.00	−0.01	0.10	0.07	0.06	0.07
Pressure pain threshold (trapezius, log10)	−0.02	0.04	0.17**	0.05	0.15*	0.09
Heat pain threshold	0.06	−0.00	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.06
Cold pain tolerance (ss)	0.05	0.06	−0.11	−0.05	0.09	0.00
Cold pain rating	−0.04	0.01	0.17**	0.05	0.14*	0.11
Painful after-sensations	0.03	0.05	0.19**	0.09	0.13*	0.20***
Temporal summation of pain	0.09	0.06	0.10	0.03	0.02	0.03
Conditioned pain modulation index	0.01	0.05	−0.03	0.05	0.08	0.00

QST = quantitative sensory testing; MSK = musculoskeletal.

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001.

Because analyses were exploratory, multiple testing corrections were not made.