Table 2. Median size of the area of secondary hyperalgesia.
| QST | Experimental day 1 | Experimental day 2 | Experimental day 3 | Experimental day 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Range | Median (IQR) | Range | Median (IQR) | Range | Median (IQR) | Range | |
| BTS* | 311.9 (256.6–457.0) | 12.5–742.5 | 294.0 (250.5–417.3) | 12.5–748.0 | 339.3 (231.7–389.9) | 12.5–641.3 | 310.1 (244.1–413.3) | 12.5–681.5 |
Median size and range of areas of secondary hyperalgesia following BTS on the four experimental days
* Medians, IQRs and ranges are given in Cm2
Abbreviations: QST, Quantitative Sensory Testing; BTS, Brief thermal sensitization, IQR, Interquartile range