Pain and activity measurements

David H.H. Molstad, Elizabeth W. Bradley

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Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain contributes significantly to chronic pain experienced by adults and to health care use. This chapter details several methods to evaluate pain and physical activity in mice that can be applied to preclinical orthopedic models. These methods include the von Frey filament assay that measures mechanical allodynia, open-field activity assays for evaluation of ambulation, and incapacitance measurements to determine static weight bearing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages291-299
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2221
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021.

Keywords

  • Evoked pain
  • Functional assays
  • Incapacitance
  • Mechanical allodynia
  • Open-field activity assays
  • Static weight bearing
  • von Frey
  • Extremities/physiology
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Pain Measurement/methods
  • Hyperalgesia
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Animals
  • Pain Threshold
  • Weight-Bearing
  • Mice
  • Disease Models, Animal

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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