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Clinical applications of quantitative sensory testing (QST)
1Institute of Clinical Neurophysiology, Rambam Medical Center and Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
|March 25, 1998
Summary
Quantitative sensory testing (QST) provides valuable clinical data. This review consolidates QST findings, excluding pain, to aid clinicians in patient care.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Clinical Medicine
- Sensory Neuroscience
Background:
- Quantitative sensory testing (QST) has a 20-year clinical history.
- Numerous publications document QST applications.
- A need exists to consolidate non-pain QST findings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compile major findings from QST publications.
- To focus on non-pain applications of QST.
- To support clinicians in utilizing QST for patient benefit.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of clinical QST literature.
- Exclusion of studies focused on pain.
- Monographic compilation of key results.
Main Results:
- Extensive data exists on QST applications beyond pain.
- Key findings from diverse QST studies are synthesized.
- The review consolidates evidence for non-pain QST utility.
Conclusions:
- Clinicians can benefit from a consolidated resource on non-pain QST.
- Improved understanding of QST can enhance patient diagnosis and management.
- This review serves as a clinical guide for QST application.