Research Article
Effects of a Pain Catastrophizing Induction on Sensory Testing in Women with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Means and standard deviations for all QST assessments for the induction and control conditions at QST 1 and QST 2.
| | | QST 1 | QST 2 | | | Induction condition | Control condition | Induction condition | Control condition |
| | Pin pain density | 29.25 (19.64) | 26.22 (17.08) | 54.17 (31.12) | 35.44 (21.23) | | Trapezius pressure pain | 5.51 lbs (2.02 lbs) | 7.40 lbs (4.56 lbs) | 5.15 lbs (2.05 lbs) | 7.13 lbs (4.31 lbs) | | Low back pressure pain | 7.17 lbs (3.08 lbs) | 9.16 lbs (4.31 lbs) | 6.51 lbs (2.93 lbs) | 9.05 lbs (4.39 lbs) | | Heat pain threshold | 41.60°C (3.48°C) | 42.25°C (4.12°C) | 39.37°C (3.60°C) | 40.76°C (3.82°C) | | Heat pain tolerance | 46.25°C (2.50°C) | 46.53°C (1.64°C) | 44.43°C (2.86°C) | 45.21°C (2.48°C) | | Cold pain density | 820.88 (278.86) | 655.26 (297.06) | 927.30 (255.48) | 738.03 (264.26) | | CPM threshold | −0.51°C (2.03°C) | 1.50°C (2.73°C) | 1.74°C (3.39°C) | 2.30°C (2.92°C) | | CPM tolerance | 2.54°C (13.7°C) | 0.73°C (1.35°C) | 0.89°C (2.09°C) | 1.93°C (1.36°C) | | Mechanical allodynia | 8.1 cm (10.06 cm) | 6.16 cm (6.33 cm) | 19.05 cm (15.14 cm) | 4.72 cm (6.31 cm) |
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Note. For a better understanding of the values, refer to the “QST Measures” section in Methods. significance ().
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