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Comparison of quantitative sensory testing profles between people living in Germany and Australia
(2021)
BACKGROUND: The Craniofacial Pain and Disability Inventory (CF-PDI) is a cross-culturally adapted instrument designed from a biopsychosocial perspective to measure pain, disability, and function in orofacial head and neck pain with shown psychometric properties; however, the German cross-cultural adaption is lacking.
OBJECTIVES: To carry out a transcultural translation of CF-PDI into German and assess its psychometric properties in patients with painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) with respect to construct and clinical validity, internal consistency and reproducibility.
STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional design.
SETTING: Patients (n = 398) were recruited from dental and physical therapy clinics in middle and south Germany.
METHODS: Structural validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We investigated know-group validity by means of the scale’s potential to discriminate between affected and unaffected subjects. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to estimate convergent validity. We tested test-retest reliability by the intraclass correlation coefficient and the Internal consistency by Cronbach’s alpha, or each dimension separately, and the total score. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to estimate convergent validity.
RESULTS: Two hundred forty-six heterogeneous chronic craniofacial pain patients and 152 patients without complaints were recruited from the middle and south of Germany. The German version CF-PDI-G presents 21 items, 4 factors, and adequate psychometric properties. The test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the CF-PDI-G were both excellent for the entire instrument and also for all sub-scales (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] > 0.90) except for the comorbidities and interference with work which was acceptable (ICC = 0.69). Standard error of the measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable change values are sufficiently low. Assessment of clinical validity shows good potential of discrimination and classification into categories “no,” “mild,” “moderate,” and “severe.” The multiple linear regression model showed a strong association between neck disability index, Visual Analog Scale, and anamnestic questionnaire (supporting the scale’s convergent validity).
LIMITATIONS: Our sample has a higher prevalence of women and the sample was not recruited consecutively, which may lead to a biased estimation of psychometric properties.
CONCLUSIONS: The CF-PDI-G represents valid and reliable instrument to assess pain and disability in patients with orofacial pain and headache suitable for research and clinical practice.
Introduction
Tests to evaluate the integrity of the alar ligaments are important clinical tools for manual therapists, but there is limited research regarding their validity.
Method
A single blinded examiner assessed alar ligament integrity using the lateral shear test (LST), rotation stress test (RST) and side-bending stress test (SBST) on a sample of convenience comprising 7 subjects with MRI confirmed alar ligament lesions and 11 healthy people. Alar ligament lesions were identified using both supine and high-field strength upright MRI.
Results
The RST had a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 69.2%. The SBST and the LST both showed a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 76.9%. In cases where all three tests were positive, the specificity increased to 84.6%.
Discussion
Tests of manual examination of alar ligament integrity have some diagnostic utility; however, these findings require further corroboration in a larger sample.
Zielsetzung
Bis dato konnte keine Studie eine Veränderung der Druckempfindlichkeit der myofaszialen Tender- oder Triggerpunkte (MTrP) bei Patienten mit kraniomandibulärer Dysfunktion (CMD) im extratrigeminalen Versorgungsgebiet nachweisen. Ziel dieser Studie war herauszufinden, ob die Druckempfindlichkeit der MTrP bei CMD-Patienten sowohl im trigeminalen als auch im extratrigeminalen Versorgungsgebiet im Vergleich zu gesunden Kontrollen erhöht ist. Außerdem sollte untersucht werden, inwieweit MTrP als Marker geeignet sind, eine Hyperalgesie bei CMD-Patienten zu diagnostizieren.
Probanden und Methoden
Für die Studie wurden 34 CMD-Patienten und 30 Probanden ohne CMD rekrutiert. In beiden Gruppen wurde die mechanische Schmerzschwelle an trigeminalen und extratrigeminalen MTrP gemessen und verglichen. Zusätzlich wurde mittels ROC-Kurve untersucht, welcher Marker am besten geeignet ist, CMD-Patienten als hyperalgetisch zu klassifizieren.
Ergebnis
Die Druckempfindlichkeit aller MTrP der trigeminalen und extratrigeminalen Körperregionen war in der CMD-Gruppe signifikant erhöht. Selbst nach Korrektur für multiples Testen blieben die meisten Effekte signifikant. Von den untersuchten MTrP war der M. trapezius am besten geeignet, CMD-Patienten als hyperalgetisch zu klassifizieren. Bei einer falsch-positiven Rate <5 % wurden ca. 42 % der CMD-Patienten als hyperalgetisch klassifiziert.
Schlussfolgerung
Die signifikanten Unterschiede der Druckempfindlichkeit der MTrP in trigeminalen und extratrigeminalen Körperregionen lassen auf eine Hyperalgesie bei CMD-Patienten schließen. Diese kann möglicherweise mit dem Marker des M. trapezius diagnostiziert werden. Hierzu sind jedoch weitere Studien notwendig, die u. a. geschlechts- und altersspezifische Referenzwerte ermitteln.