Table 1.
Type of assessment of stimulus modalities by quantitative sensory testing (QST).
| QST Type | Sensation/Modulation | Stimulus Modalities |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal | Warm | Warm detection threshold (WDT) |
| Cold | Cold detection threshold (CDT) | |
| Pain | Heat pain threshold (HPT) | |
| Cold pain threshold (CPT) | ||
| Suprathreshold heat pain intensity (STHPI) | ||
| Mechanical | Vibration | Vibration detection threshold (VDT) |
| Pain | Pressure pain threshold (PPT) | |
| Suprathreshold pressure pain intensity (STPPI) | ||
| Pressure pain tolerance (PPTol) | ||
| Electrical | Pain | Electrical pain threshold (EPT) |
| Electrical pain tolerance (EPTol) | ||
| Dynamic | Wind-up | Temporal summation (TS) |
| Excitability of spinal cord neurons | ||
| Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC) | Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) |