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PainVision Apparatus Is Effective for Assessing Low Back Pain

  • Ohtori, Seiji (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Kawaguchi, Hiroshi (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo) ;
  • Takebayashi, Tsuneo (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine) ;
  • Orita, Sumihisa (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Inoue, Gen (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Yamauchi, Kazuyo (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Aoki, Yasuchika (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Nakamura, Junichi (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Ishikawa, Tetsuhiro (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Miyagi, Masayuki (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Kamoda, Hiroto (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Suzuki, Miyako (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Kubota, Gou (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Sakuma, Yoshihiro (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Oikawa, Yasuhiro (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Inage, Kazuhide (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Sainoh, Takeshi (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Sato, Jun (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Takahashi, Kazuhisa (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University) ;
  • Konno, Shinichi (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.12.28
  • Accepted : 2014.02.26
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

Study Design: Case series. Purpose: To determine the utility of "PainVision" apparatus for the assessment of low back pain. Overview of Literature: A newly developed device, the PainVision PS-2100 (Nipro, Osaka, Japan), has been used to assess the perception of pain in a quantitative manner. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PainVision for the assessment of low back pain. Methods: We assessed 89 patients with low back pain. The numeric rating scale (NRS) score, McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) score and the degree of pain calculated by PainVision were measured twice at 4-week intervals in each patient. An electrode was patched on the forearm surface of the patients and the degree of pain was automatically calculated (degree of pain=100${\times}$[current producing pain comparable with low back pain-current at perception threshold/current at perception threshold]). Correlations between NRS and MPQ scores and the degree of pain were determined using Spearman's rank correlation test. Results: There was a strong correlation between the NRS and MPQ scores at each time point ($r_s=0.60$, p<0.0001). The degree of pain also showed a moderate correlation with NRS and MPQ scores at each time point ($r_s=0.40$, p<0.03). The change in the degree of pain over 4 weeks showed a moderate correlation with changes in the NRS and MPQ scores ($r_s=0.40$, p<0.01). Conclusions: PainVision as self-reported questionnaires is a useful tool to assess low back pain.

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