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. 2013 Feb 5;6:103–110. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S38514

Table 1.

Overview of tests performed during one session (30 minutes)

Test Sinister/dexter Test site Apparatus Pressure intensity Repeated at 2 minute intervals Outcome measure Sum-score
Test 1 TTS Bilateral m. masseter, m. temporalis, m. frontalis, processus mastoideus, the neck muscle insertions on basis crania, m. trapezius, m. sternocleidomastoideus Pressure controlled palpation with second and third fingers using a palpometer 120 AU No Tenderness score 0–3 TTS 0–42
Test 2 PPT Nondominant P1 second finger Algometer Increasing ×3 kPa
P2 m. temporalis ×3 kPa
P3 m. trapezius ×3 kPa
Test 3 VAS at SupraPPT Nondominant P1 second finger Algometer Individually calculated No VAS score
P2 m. temporalis No VAS score
P3 m. trapezius No VAS score
Test 4 AUC Nondominant P2 m. temporalis Algometer 23, 45, 67, 89, and 111 kPa No VAS score AUC
P3 m. temporalis 23, 45, 67, 89, and 111 kPa No VAS score AUC

Abbreviations: TTS, Total Tenderness Score; AU, arbitrary units; PPT, pressure pain threshold; VAS, Visual Analog Scale; SupraPPT, pressure pain threshold-adjusted suprathreshold; AUC, area under the curve.