The level of evidence for PMPs varied across different test procedures in different types of PJP .
H and -held pressure algometry is the only test procedure that showed moderate positive evidence of intrarater reliability , agreement , and responsiveness , simultaneously , when it was investigated in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis .
BACKGROUND Test procedures that were developed to assess somatosensory abnormalities should possess optimal psychometric properties ( PMPs ) to be used in clinical practice .
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the literature to assess the level of evidence for PMPs of test procedures investigated in individuals with peripheral joint pain ( PJP ) .
Disc Stimulation and Patterns of Referred Pain
Study Design . Prospect i ve , within-subjects , observational experimental design . Objectives . To determine the pattern of pain response to noxious stimulation of the intervertebral disc .  Summary of Background Data . Experimental studies have demonstrated that noxious stimulation of interspinous ligaments , facet joints , and paravertebral muscles causes referred pain into the extremity , with the distal extent of radiation dependent on the intensity of stimulation . Analogous studies have not been performed on the lumbar intervertebral disc . Methods . A total of 25 consecutive patients meeting inclusion criteria completed a  pain diagram  before undergoing the intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty procedure .  The location , intensity , and familiarity of any pain provoked during disc heating were correlated with presenting symptoms and duration of heating . Results . During disc heating , 68 % of patients reported exact reproduction of their presenting pain , in both pain quality and location . None of the patients experienced unfamiliar pain during the procedure . The pattern of pain reproduction was consistent ; pain originated proximally and progressed distally as stimulus intensity increased . Conclusion . Noxious stimulation of the intervertebral disc may result in low back and referred extremity in patients presenting with these symptoms . The distal extent of pain produced depends on the intensity of stimulation . Disc stimulation may reproduce pain that extends to below the knee
The level of evidence for PMPs varied across different test procedures in different types of PJP .
H and -held pressure algometry is the only test procedure that showed moderate positive evidence of intrarater reliability , agreement , and responsiveness , simultaneously , when it was investigated in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis .
BACKGROUND Test procedures that were developed to assess somatosensory abnormalities should possess optimal psychometric properties ( PMPs ) to be used in clinical practice .
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the literature to assess the level of evidence for PMPs of test procedures investigated in individuals with peripheral joint pain ( PJP ) .