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Am I doing something wrong?
Dear all,
These days I'm diving into the world of literature to find the background for my own (small) research subject. As I was reading in the handbook of Somatosensory rehabilitation I realised I never do the PPT with my patients, mostly because I don't have the right monofilaments for it.
I do evaluate the aesthesiography everytime I see a patient, you can see the progress then by the numbness area shrinking.
Do you think i'm missing a lot of information by not performing the PPT (research wise or therapy wise)?
What do you think I should do differently?
I must say that my facility is not buying more equipement anytime soon. I'm still fighting for the acknowledgement for the SSR treatment, so...
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Ellen Claessens
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Dear Ellen,
Dear all,
On this topic, the state of the art, in 2020 is:
Statistically, the decrease of the Pressure Perception threshold (in gram) and the decrease of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (in point) is correlated.
Statistically, the decrease of the Vibration Perception Threshold (in mm) and the decrease of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (in point) is correlated.
By my observations, the decrease of the Static two-point discrimination test (in mm) of a **slight **tactile hypoaesthesia and the decrease of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (in point) is correlated.
Unfortunately, you are right, the decrease of the surface area (in square mm) of the aesthesiography and the decrease of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (in point) is NOT correlated.
But I may confess tht in the first edition of the Handbook (2003 [2006]) this point wasn't clear.
Sorr about that
CJ