| Clinical prediction rule | CPR |
| Confidence interval | CI |
| Knee osteoarthritis | Knee OA |
| Transcranial direct current stimulation | tDCS |
| Primary motor cortex | M1 |
| Descending pain inhibitory system | DPIS |
| Non-invasive brain stimulation | NIBS |
| Western Ontario and McMaster Universities’ osteoarthritis index | WOMAC |
| Minimal detectable change | MDC |
| Minimal clinically important difference | MCID |
| Standard error of measurement | SEM |
| Minimum important change | MIC |
| Visual analog mood scale | VAMS |
| Mental component score | MCS |
| Physical component score | PCS |
| 12-Item short form health survey | SF12 |
| Timed up and go test | TUGT |
| Pain pressure threshold | PPT |
| Conditioned pain modulation | CPM |
| Area under the curve | AUC |