Figure 3.

Abdominal exam sites.

Notes: Pressure (3 kg) is applied to each site (unless the subject requests the examiner to stop prior to full pressure application). The head is elevated off the examination table in a flexed state during the ten abdominal wall point assessments and relaxed on the table for the remaining six inguinal points and two control points. Measures include the pressure applied at first pain experience (left box), and the pain level (numeric rating scale 0–10, center box) at maximum pressure applied (right box), which may be less than 3 kg if requested by the subject to stop prior to maximum pressure.