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A device for measuring the threshold of pain in man
Author(s) -
BURN G. P.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1968.tb07048.x
Subject(s) - aspirin , medicine , achilles tendon , threshold of pain , biomedical engineering , sensitivity (control systems) , analgesic , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , tendon , computer science , surgery , engineering , electronic engineering
1 A device operated by hand has been constructed for the controlled compression of the soft tissue in front of the Achilles tendon. 2 The sensitivity of the device was sufficient to demonstrate the analgesic action of 0.3 g aspirin.