title: Objective evaluation of shoulder pain by measuring skin impedance.
abstract: The subjective nature of pain has made its objective evaluation rather difficult. Recently, skin impedance was reported to reflect pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of measuring skin impedance in evaluating shoulder pain. Fifty-three patients with shoulder pain were examined. Skin impedance was measured by a skin impedance meter in three different conditions and was compared with the visual analog scale recorded at the same time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Neuro and Locomotor Science, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Itoi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Nobutoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Hidekazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Kyoji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology*