Table 1.

Assessed levels of detection and pain thresholds in response to vibratory stimulation to one forearm. Descriptive data, showing Pain matcher values as median value and range (min to max, numerical cut-off 0–99).

	Before		During		Immediately after		10 minutes after
	Women, n = 29	men, n = 27	Women, n = 29	men, n = 27	women, n = 29	men, n = 27	women, n = 27	men, n = 24
Detection threshold	3 (1 to 8)	5 (1 to 9)	4 (1 to 8)	5 (2 to 8)	4 (2 to 9)	5 (1 to 9)	4 (2 to 7)	5 (2 to 8)
Pain threshold	12 (5 to 24)	15 (5 to 71)	16 (6 to 30)	17 (7 to 99)	15 (7 to 24)	18 (7 to 93)	12 (6 to 27)	19 (8 to 93)