Table 1. Differences in pain scale scores after being in the static supine position on the floor and mattress in healthy subjects.
| VAS (score) | FPRS (score) | IPT (score) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Mattress | Floor | Mattress | Floor | Mattress | |||
| Head | 3.0±0.2 | 1.9±0.2* | 3.2±0.2 | 2.1±0.2* | 4.2±0.2 | 2.5±0.3* | ||
| U-Lim | 1.3±0.1 | 0.7±0.1* | 1.7±0.1 | 1.0±0.1* | 2.7±0.1 | 1.5±0.1* | ||
| Sho | 1.5±0.1 | 1.0±0.2* | 2.0±0.1 | 1.3±0.2* | 3.0±0.2 | 1.8±0.2* | ||
| RtA | 1.2±0.1 | 0.5±0.1* | 1.6±0.1 | 0.9±0.2* | 2.5±0.2 | 1.3±0.1* | ||
| LtA | 1.2±0.1 | 0.5±0.1* | 1.6±0.1 | 0.9±0.2* | 2.5±0.2 | 1.3±0.2* | ||
| LB | 2.7±0.2 | 1.7±0.3* | 3.1±0.2 | 1.8±0.2* | 3.9±0.2 | 2.5±0.3* | ||
| L-Lim | 1.8±0.1 | 1.2±0.1* | 2.2±0.1 | 1.6±0.1* | 3.1±0.1 | 1.9±0.1* | ||
| PG | 1.7±0.1 | 1.0±0.2* | 2.2±0.2 | 1.2±0.2* | 3.2±0.2 | 1.7±0.2* | ||
| RtL | 1.8±0.1 | 1.3±0.2 | 2.3±0.1 | 1.8±0.2 | 3.1±0.2 | 2.1±0.2* | ||
| LtL | 1.8±0.1 | 1.3±0.2 | 2.3±0.1 | 1.8±0.2 | 3.1±0.2 | 2.1±0.2* | ||
All data are presented as the mean±SE. VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; FPRS: Faces Pain Rating Scale; IPT: Iowa Pain Thermometer; Sho: shoulder; RtA: right arm; LtA: left arm; LB: low back; PG: pelvic girdle; RtL: right leg; LtL: left leg. *p < 0.05. Statistically significant differences exist for the floor vs. mattress