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The measures consisted of tissue blood flow (BF), average pain intensity over the 10 centimeter pain visual analog scales (VAS), and pain thresholds including thermal pain threshold [cold pain threshold (CPT) and heat pain threshold (HPT)], and pressure pain threshold (PPT).

In addition, the PTH-treated patients showed bigger and faster improvements on a pain visual analog scale and on the timed Up and Go functional assessment, reported Dr.

"So we designed, out of a bit of despair, another kind of scale taken from the pain visual analog scale that says distress is something the patient and the clinician can point to," said Dr.

Hip pain visual analog scale (VAS) scores and Harris hip scores were significantly improved by surgery, Dr.

The researchers used the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), a validated self-report questionnaire, to assess the primary outcomes and also administered the pain visual analog scale (VAS), Short Form 36, and Measure Yourself Medical Outcomes Profile.

Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of chronic gouty arthritis for at least 6 months, at least one active joint for a minimum of 4 weeks, and a self-reported pain visual analog scale WAS) of 3 or higher.

"The best we could do was get 60% of patients to have a 10-mm improvement on the pain visual analog scale, which isn't by any means a high threshold.

The primary study end point was change in mean pain visual analog scores recorded by patients in a daily pain diary.