Technical validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and treatment sensitivity of an innovative low-cost pain algometer in healthy adults and patients with discogenic sciatica

Ahmed Torad, Aliaa Elabd, Masudul Haider Imtiaz, Brandon Smith, Matthew Lee Smith, Ali Boolani, Harshvardhan Singh

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DOI: 10.1080/10669817.2026.2687801
Published: 2026-06-13
Container: Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
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@article{allodium:10.1080/10669817.2026.2687801,
  title = {Technical validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and treatment sensitivity of an innovative low-cost pain algometer in healthy adults and patients with discogenic sciatica},
  author = {Ahmed Torad and Aliaa Elabd and Masudul Haider Imtiaz and Brandon Smith and Matthew Lee Smith and Ali Boolani and Harshvardhan Singh},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Manual \&amp; Manipulative Therapy},
  doi = {10.1080/10669817.2026.2687801},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2026.2687801}
}

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AU  - Ahmed Torad
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AU  - Brandon Smith
AU  - Matthew Lee Smith
AU  - Ali Boolani
AU  - Harshvardhan Singh
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Torad, A., Elabd, A., Imtiaz, M. H., Smith, B., Smith, M. L., Boolani, A., & Singh, H. (2026). Technical validity, concurrent validity, reliability, and treatment sensitivity of an innovative low-cost pain algometer in healthy adults and patients with discogenic sciatica. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2026.2687801

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