Topical menthol identifies cold hyperalgesia in individuals with chronic pain from knee osteoarthritis
Chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis may develop as a result of centrally-augmented pain processing. Cold hyperalgesia has been proposed as a key indicator but is problematic to assess. A new topical menthol test was developed. It demonstrated reliability and sensitivity to discriminate between those...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Curtin University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1207 |