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. 2022 Oct 18;4(12):1027–1029. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11497

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Pain mapping differentiates between patients with RA and FDRs and is strongly associated with mHAQ. (A) PPT measured at the left trapezius. (B) TS measured at the left forearm. (C) Pain VAS measured on 100‐point scale. (D) Pain map scores, P value < 0.01. (E) Spearman correlation between mHAQ and pain map scores. FDR, first‐degree relative; mHAQ, modified health assessment questionnaire; PPT, pressure pain threshold; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TS, temporal summation; VAS, visual analog scale.