Abstract
The thermal dolorimeter of W Hardyl has been used to measure thermal pain threshold (Fig 1). The original model is accurate but has the following drawbacks:
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Measurements must be repeated to determine the thermal pain threshold
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It is too large and requires elaborate preparation of the subjects being investigated.
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H. D. Hardy, H. G. Wolff, H. Goodell, The influence of skin temperature upon the pain threshold as evoked by thermal radiation, Science 114: 149 (1951).
I. Fukumoto, An improved thermal dolorimeter. The 12th Int. Nat. Conf. on Medical and Biological Engineering ( ICMBE ), Israel (1979).
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Fukumoto, I., Saito, M., Ono, K. (1984). Development and Application of an Improved Thermal Dolorimeter. In: Ring, E.F.J., Phillips, B. (eds) Recent Advances in Medical Thermology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7697-2_19
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