Reliability of pressure pain threshold on myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle of women with chronic neck pain.
Alessandra Kelly de OliveiraAlmir Vieira Dibai FilhoGabriela SoleiraAna Carolina Fracarolli MachadoRinaldo Roberto de Jesus GuirroPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)
The present study showed that the assessment of pressure pain threshold through algometry presents satisfactory intraclass correlation coefficient values, considering different time and examiners, contributing to the spread of the use of this tool as a quantitative method of pain evaluation in myofascial trigger points.