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KMID : 1189320140080060793
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Asian Spine Journal
2014 Volume.8 No. 6 p.793 ~ p.798
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PainVision Apparatus Is Effective for Assessing Low Back Pain
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Ohtori Seiji
Kawaguchi Hiroshi
Takebayashi Tsuneo
Orita Sumihisa
Inoue Gen
Yamauchi Kazuyo
Aoki Yasuchika
Nakamura Junichi
Ishikawa Tetsuhiro
Miyagi Masayuki
Kamoda Hiroto
Suzuki Miyako
Kubota Gou
Sakuma Yoshihiro
Oikawa Yasuhiro
Inage Kazuhide
Sainoh Takeshi
Sato Jun
Takahashi Kazuhisa
Konno ShinIchi
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Abstract
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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×[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 (rs=0.60, p<0.0001). The degree of pain also showed a moderate correlation with NRS and MPQ scores at each time point (rs=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 (rs=0.40, p<0.01).
Conclusions: PainVision as self-reported questionnaires is a useful tool to assess low back pain.
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KEYWORD
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PainVision, Low back pain, Tool, Assessment
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