Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 47-59
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.47
Table 1 Nijmegen-Aalborg screening quantitative sensory testing paradigm[18]
NASQ paradigm
Standard QST
Sites (bilateral)Trapezius muscle, thenar eminence, rectus femoris, abductor hallucis, site of pain
ThresholdsPressure pain, electric detection, electric pain detection, electric pain tolerance
Conditioned pain modulation
Sites1 Ice-water bucket (non-dominant hand)
2 Thresholds on rectus femoris
Thresholds (before ice-water/180 s after)Pressure pain, electric pain tolerance