Do We Measure What Patients Feel?: An Analysis of Correspondence Between Somatosensory Modalities Upon Quantitative Sensory Testing and Self-reported Pain Experience

Discussion: Results demonstrate that self-reported PDQ symptoms cannot predict abnormal QST values. The poor predictive power of the PDQ may depend on several factors based on possibility of comparison between PDQ and QST and also on methodical issues. Both, symptoms (questionnaires) and signs address complementary aspects of the pain experience and should be considered for diagnosis and treatment of neuropathic pain.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research