New technology may change the diagnosis and management of diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common complications seen in patients suffering from diabetes worldwide, with rates of...
top of page
NEWS & EVENTS
Medoc follows scientific advancements using quantitative sensory testing closely. We share some of the recent publications regarding QST and Medoc’s devices here. We applaud our many customers for their scientific efforts in acquiring new insights in the field of neurology, basic science and pain physiology and highlight their insights on our blog.
Search
Oct 31, 20182 min
AlgoMed – High Level Technology for Pain Diagnosis
Medoc has brought a new tool into the market, the Computerized Pressure Algometer – AlgoMed for assessing deep tissue pain perception in mus
573 views
Sep 4, 20182 min
Growing QST Presence in Pharma Clinical Trials
The use of QST devices in pharma-sponsored clinical trials has been continuously rising over the past couple of years.
91 views
Sep 4, 20181 min
Thermal QST as a predictor for drug efficacy
Thermal sensitivity has been linked to the analgesic effect of imipramine in chronic low back pain.
55 views
Jan 26, 20172 min
Cold-evoked potentials: Expanding capabilities of Pathway Model CHEPS
A recent study demonstrates that the Medoc PATHWAY system (CHEPS Model) is able to generate reliably recorded Cold Evoked Potentials (CEPs)
168 views
Oct 19, 20162 min
The QST results of Q-Sense are comparable to the well-established TSA-II
A conclusive multi-center study validates of the Q-Sense thermal testing device, confirm
279 views
May 30, 20161 min
Normative data for Contact Heat Evoked Potentials (CHEPS) provided by a multicenter study
The prestigious journal PAIN has recently published an extensive set of reference values for A-Delta evoked potentials using CHEPS.
142 views
Mar 30, 20162 min
Relationship between decline in peripheral nerve function and glycemic control in Diabetes type 1
Diabetic polyneuropathy in Diabetes Type 1 can be prevented by maintaining glycemic control.
33 views
Mar 3, 20161 min
Prediction of Oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy using pretreatment QST
Oxaliplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used in cases of colorectal cancer. Together with its therapeutical effect there are...
140 views
Feb 10, 20161 min
Determining heat and mechanical pain threshold
TSA II Neuro Sensory Analyzer The department of Anesthesia at Stanford University School of Medicine carries out its experiments using...
94 views
Feb 1, 20161 min
Examining penile sensitivity in neonatally circumcised and intact men using QST
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of tapentadol and morphine on descending pain inhibition, represented by CPM test, in healt
83 views
Nov 4, 20151 min
CPM recommendation meeting at EFIC 2015
Last September, at the 9th EFIC Pain Meeting, Medoc had sponsored a CPM Recommendation Meeting, organized and headed by Prof. Yarnitsky...
35 views
Nov 3, 20151 min
The Effect of Tapentadol and Morphine on Conditioned Pain Modulation in Healthy Volunteers
the influence of opioid-based analgesics on central pain inhibition has been studied using morphine and tapentadol.
31 views
Jul 16, 20151 min
Dynamic Pain Phenotypes are associated with Spinal Cord Stimulation-Induced Reduction in Pain
This study investigates the effect of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) on sensory processing of chronic pain patients and demonstrates that enh
20 views
Jul 15, 20152 min
Methods to Measure Peripheral and Central Pain Sensitization Using QST: focus on Low Back Pain
This paper proposes a standardized method for performing various modalities of QST in patients with low back pain.
213 views
Jul 15, 20151 min
Thermal quantitative sensory testing: A study of 101 control subjects
This study presents age- and body region-specific normative data for thermal threshold testing.
57 views
May 15, 20151 min
Persistent Pain One Year after Total Knee Arthroplasty is Associated with Abnormal QST
This study investigates the difference in quantitative sensory testing (QST) results and self-reported neuropathic pain in patients with TKA
38 views
Jan 22, 20153 min
About Phasic TS and Tonic TS protocol
This blog will be dedicated to Temporal Summation (Wind-up) protocols and how it can be produced with our systems. Allow me to start with...
366 views
bottom of page