Exploring home allodynia testing for future clinical and scientific uses.
Allodynia, a painful response to a usually nonpainful stimulus, is common in chronic migraine. The evaluation of allodynia can be important clinically. Dynamic mechanical allodynia (brush) testing has been shown to be both a simple and reliable way to evaluate allodynia. In this study, we show that self-administered brush allodynia testing at home is a feasible means of evaluating and recording allodynia in relationship to chronic migraine.
Madden
Timothy
T
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Rosen
Noah
N
Young
William
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D014110:Touch