Table 2 Mechanical and thermal pain thresholds and pain rating

Mechanical pain threshold (forearm) (g)

175.2 ± 54.3

187.3 ± 79.3

0.579

Heat pain threshold (forearm) (°C)

42.6 ± 4.6

44.0 ± 4.1

0.310

Heat pain tolerance threshold (forearm) (°C)

47.8 ± 3.1

47.7 ± 3.1

0.957

Laser pain threshold (back of the hand) (J)

1.39 ± 0.33

1.38 ± 0.22

0.906

Temporal summation of pain (VAS)

13.6 ± 18.2

19.9 ± 22.4

0.338

Sum of pain intensity between 1^st-15^th

726.5 ± 168.3

585.9 ± 185.8

0.016*