Table 1. Pain pressure threshold (PPT) measured by each examiner on 2 days.
Points | PPT (day 1) | PPT (day 2) | ||||||
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Examiner A | Examiner B | Examiner A | Examiner B | |||||
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | |
1 | 2.81 ± 1.94 | 2.67 ± 1.54 | 2.49 ± 1.43 | 2.67 ± 1.79 | 2.41 ± 1.55 | 2.46 ± 1.33 | 2.47 ± 1.26 | 2.54 ± 1.37 |
2 | 2.51 ± 1.63 | 2.45 ± 1.53 | 2.58 ± 1.57 | 2.68 ± 1.76 | 2.26 ± 1.58 | 2.10 ± 1.34 | 2.20 ± 1.33 | 2.44 ± 1.45 |
3 | 2.37 ± 1.47 | 2.62 ± 1.45 | 2.67 ± 1.22 | 2.86 ± 1.14 | 2.23 ± 0.76 | 2.58 ± 1.14 | 2.59 ± 1.00 | 2.93 ± 1.14 |
4 | 2.54 ± 1.47 | 2.55 ± 1.60 | 2.67 ± 1.17 | 2.70 ± 1.35 | 2.39 ± 0.99 | 2.39 ± 0.98 | 2.46 ± 1.04 | 2.59 ± 1.17 |
5 | 2.52 ± 1.52 | 2.52 ± 1.57 | 2.29 ± 1.26 | 2.38 ± 1.31 | 2.43 ± 1.46 | 2.41 ± 1.53 | 2.17 ± 1.14 | 2.25 ± 1.16 |
6 | 2.21 ± 1.53 | 2.47 ± 1.47 | 2.36 ± 1.27 | 2.26 ± 1.22 | 2.30 ± 1.42 | 2.29 ± 1.58 | 2.02 ± 0.92 | 2.08 ± 1.01 |
7 | 2.60 ± 1.47 | 2.76 ± 1.58 | 2.61 ± 1.32 | 2.69 ± 1.30 | 2.37 ± 1.23 | 2.50 ± 1.16 | 2.33 ± 1.01 | 2.54 ± 1.07 |
8 | 2.46 ± 1.40 | 2.50 ± 1.30 | 2.51 ± 1.33 | 2.66 ± 1.49 | 2.26 ± 1.04 | 2.28 ± 1.17 | 2.43 ± 1.06 | 2.64 ± 1.28 |
9 | 2.77 ± 1.45 | 2.79 ± 1.53 | 2.74 ± 1.18 | 2.94 ± 1.53 | 2.32 ± 1.03 | 2.54 ± 1.25 | 2.71 ± 1.13 | 2.89 ± 1.18 |
10 | 2.72 ± 1.62 | 2.63 ± 1.53 | 2.50 ± 1.40 | 2.72 ± 1.33 | 2.39 ± 0.95 | 2.57 ± 1.13 | 2.44 ± 1.03 | 2.45 ± 1.13 |
11 | 2.53 ± 1.51 | 2.74 ± 1.59 | 2.55 ± 1.33 | 2.62 ± 1.54 | 2.30 ± 1.00 | 2.56 ± 1.37 | 2.38 ± 1.11 | 2.57 ± 1.24 |
12 | 2.69 ± 1.50 | 2.74 ± 1.44 | 2.75 ± 1.31 | 2.79 ± 1.40 | 2.55 ± 1.14 | 2.67 ± 1.19 | 2.71 ± 1.15 | 2.69 ± 1.22 |
13 | 2.85 ± 1.91 | 2.74 ± 1.85 | 2.42 ± 1.28 | 2.71 ± 1.84 | 2.21 ± 1.27 | 2.41 ± 1.44 | 2.27 ± 1.63 | 2.35 ± 1.59 |
14 | 2.77 ± 2.05 | 2.47 ± 1.62 | 2.59 ± 1.61 | 2.54 ± 1.73 | 2.45 ± 1.55 | 2.37 ± 1.57 | 2.25 ± 1.13 | 2.25 ± 1.22 |
Data are reported as means ± SD for 14 points measured on 21 women. The thenar region of the right hand was used as a control point. PPT is reported in kg/cm2.