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Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) is the most widely used paradigm to assess central hypersensitivity, it consists of the application of a standardized stimulus to a peripheral (nerve) tissue and recording the patient’s response.1 The paradigm relies on the assumption that a non-painful stimulus, when applied to a non-injured tissue, will evoke pain only if central […]
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Acupunct Med. 2021 Feb 6:964528420987854. doi: 10.1177/0964528420987854. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:33550825 | DOI:10.1177/0964528420987854
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