Spotlight on topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps: a review

Figures & data

Figure 1 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps in the trapezius (A), infraspinatus (B), and temporalis (C) muscles.

Notes: (A) Adapted from Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Madeleine P, Caminero AB, Cuadrado ML, Arendt-Nielsen L, Pareja JA. Generalized neck-shoulder hyperalgesia in chronic tension-type headache and unilateral migraine assessed by pressure pain sensitivity topographical maps of the trapezius muscle. Cephalalgia. 2010;30(1):77–86. Copyright © 2010, © SAGE Publications.¹³ (C) Adapted from Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Caminero AB, Madeleine P, et al. Multiple active myofascial trigger points and pressure pain sensitivity maps in the temporalis muscle are related in chronic tension type headache. Clin J Pain. 2009;25:506–512. Copyright © 2009, © 2099 Lippincott Williams.³⁵

Figure 2 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the low back region.

Figure 3 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the scalp based on the International 10/20 and 10/10 systems for electroencephalogram recordings.

Figure 4 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the shoulder region based on a Cartesian plane.

Figure 5 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the hand.

Note: Adapted from Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Madeleine P, Martinez-Perez A, Arendt-Nielsen L, Jimenez-Garcia R, Pareja JA. Pressure pain sensitivity topographical maps reveal bilateral hyperalgesia of the hands in patients with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Arthritis Care Res. 2010;62(8):1055–1064. Copyright © 2010 by the American College of Rheumatology.²⁵

Figure 6 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the foot.

Note: Adapted from Tornero-Caballero MC, Salom-Moreno J, Cigarán-Méndez M, Morales-Cabezas M, Madeleine P, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C. Muscle trigger points and pressure pain sensitivity maps of the feet in women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Pain Med. 2016;17(10):1923–1932. Copyright © 2016, Oxford University Press.²⁸

Figure 7 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the knee.

Figure 8 Points of assessment for topographical pressure pain sensitivity maps of the lower extremity.

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