Objective determinations of sensibility in the upper extremity. Part II. Application of cutaneous stimuli in control subjects.
Sensitization statements were read to two groups of normal subjects to determine whether quantifiable thresholds for pressure, electrical, or tactile stimuli could be altered. Significant reductions in perception thresholds were observed for pressure and digital pulsed stimulation, but not for stimulation to the discomfort threshold, or two point discrimination. These data seem to suggest that increased sensitization is related to the ease of stimulus applications and the comparative simplicity of sensory processing.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D011312:Pressure; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena