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 ) .
Cold Hyperalgesia Associated With Poorer Prognosis in Lateral Epicondylalgia: A 1-Year Prognostic Study of Physical and Psychological Factors
Background : Predictors of outcome in lateral epicondylalgia , which is mainly characterized as a mechanical hyperalgesia , are largely limited to sociodemographic and symptomatic factors . Quantitative sensory testing is used to study altered pain processing in various chronic pain conditions and may be of prognostic relevance . Methods : The predictive capacity of early measures of physical and psychological impairment on pain and disability and mechanical hyperalgesia , were examined using data from 41 patients assigned to placebo in a prospect i ve r and omized controlled trial of unilateral lateral epicondylalgia .  Quantitative sensory testing ( pressure , cold pain thresholds ) , motor function ( pain-free grip ) , and psychological factors ( Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia , Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ) were measured at baseline . The outcome measures were the Patient-rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation ( PRTEE ) scale and pressure pain threshold ( PPT ) measured by digital algometry at the affected elbow . Backward stepwise linear regression was used to predict PRTEE and PPT scores at 2 and 12 months . Results : Cold pain threshold was the only consistent predictor for both PRTEE ( P<0.034 ) and PPT ( P<0.048 ) . Initial PRTEE was the strongest single predictor of PRTEE at 2 months , whereas female sex was the strongest single predictor of PPT ( P<0.002 ) . At 1 year , final models explained 9 % to 52 % of the variability in pain and disability and mechanical hyperalgesia , respectively . Discussion : Early assessment of cold pain threshold could be a useful clinical tool to help identify patients at risk of poorer outcomes and might provide direction for future research into mechanism-based treatment approaches for these patients
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 ) .