Validation of the Japanese version of the Central Sensitization Inventory in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many musculoskeletal pain conditions are characterized by hypersensitivity, which is induced by central sensitization (CS). A questionnaire, the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI), was recently developed to help clinicians identify patients whose presenting symptoms may be related to central sensitivity syndrome (CSS). The aims of the present study were to examine criterion validity and construct validity of the Japanese version of the CSI (CSI-J), and to investigate prevalence rates of CS severity levels in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.

Methods

Translation of the CSI into Japanese was conducted using a forward-backward method. Two hundred and ninety patients with musculoskeletal pain disorders completed the resultant CSI-J. A subset of the patients

SUBMITTER: Tanaka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5720706 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature