Associations between pain sensitization and measures of physical function in people with hand osteoarthritis: Results from the Nor-Hand study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether pain sensitization is associated with hand and lower extremity function in people with hand osteoarthritis (OA) in the Nor-Hand study.

Design

Pain sensitization was assessed by pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) and temporal summation (TS). Hand function was assessed by Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN) (range: 0-36), grip strength and Moberg pick-up test, and lower extremity function was assessed by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (range: 0-68), 30-s chair stand test, and 40-m walk test. We examined whether sex-standardized PPT and TS values were cross-sectionally associated with measures of physical function using linear regression analyses. Beta coefficients were presented per sex-specific stand

SUBMITTER: Gloersen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10528207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature