[Algometric analysis of rheumatic pain].

On altogether 221 persons, among them 120 patients with rheumatoid arthritis of all morphological stages, in the region of soft tissues and joints of both hands pressure-algometric examinations were carried out. As reference method served thermic and electric algometry in the region of the forearm. The verbalized reaction of the test persons concerning sensitization threshold, pain threshold and border of pain tolerance was registered depending on experimentally set acute pain irritations. The results of thermic and pressure algometry were reproducible and comparable values and according to the present intermediate results they are suitable for the quantitative establishment of the pressure tolerance conditioned by arthritis as well as for their relativation on the individual sensitivity.