Feasibility of quantitative sensory testing in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Maarten O MensinkNiels EijkelkampDieuwke S VeldhuijzenNico M WulffraatPublished in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2022)
This article shows that in a Dutch population, the extensive QST protocol is only feasible in the age group from 9 years and older, and a reduced set of QST tests containing at least pressure pain thresholds and cold detection thresholds could prove to be better suited to the pediatric setting with arthritis.
Keyphrases
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- chronic pain
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- pain management
- randomized controlled trial
- neuropathic pain
- physical activity
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- high resolution
- community dwelling
- middle aged
- real time pcr
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- spinal cord injury
- young adults