Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129, February 2008

Pain Perception in Patients With Intermittent Low Back Pain

  • Hanne Rytz Rasmussen, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Clinical Locomotion Science, IOB, University of Southern Denmark
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  • Pia Gaarslev Terndrup, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Clinical Locomotion Science, IOB, University of Southern Denmark
    • ,
  • Corrie Myburgh, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Clinical Locomotion Science, IOB, University of Southern Denmark
    • ,
  • Niels Grunnet-Nilsson, DC, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Clinical Locomotion Science, IOB, University of Southern Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Niels Grunnet-Nilsson DC, MD, PhD, Professor, Clinical Locomotion Science, IOB, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark.

Received 2 January 2007; received in revised form 13 September 2007; accepted 1 November 2007.

Abstract 

Objective

This study investigates if patients with intermittent low back pain (LBP) have a permanently increased pain perception between attacks.

Methods

A case-controlled study was performed in a university laboratory. Sixteen patients with intermittent LBP in a pain-free phase were recruited from 3 chiropractic practices. These 16 patients were compared with an age- and sex-matched symptom-free control group, who had never had persistent pain syndromes, by applying a standardized algometer stimulus to 8 points on the body and registering the subjects' perceived pain on a 100-mm visual analog pain scale.

Results

No differences in pain perception were found between the 2 groups.

Conclusion

Patients with intermittent LBP do not seem to have an altered pain perception between attacks, with the possible exception of facilitation on a local segmental spinal cord level.

Key Indexing Terms: Low Back Pain, Pain Threshold, Long-Term Potentiation, Chiropractic

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PII: S0161-4754(07)00335-1

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.12.012

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 127-129, February 2008

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