The purpose of this study was to measure intrarater and interrater reliability of a portable digital pressure algometer. Fifty healthy subjects were recruited for this study. Pressure pain thresholds of splenius capitis, levator scapular, and upper trapezius muscles were measured using by FPK algometer and portable digital pressure algometer. Three trials were done on each subject by two examiners. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to determine the reliability of each measure. The intrarater reliability of the FPK algometer was good and excellent (ICC .63~.79) and the interrater reliability was poor and good (ICC .15~.57). The intrarater reliability of a portable digital pressure algometer was excellent (ICC .75~.86) and the interrater reliability was poor and good (ICC .35~.61). This result suggests that the intrarater reliability and interrater reliability of a portable digital pressure algometer were better than an FPK algometer.

• 이원휘(연세 인간공학센터) | Won-hwee Lee
• 오재섭(연세 인간공학센터) | Jae-seop Oh
• 박규남(연세대학교 대학원 재활학과) | Kyue-nam Park
• 권오윤(연세대학교 보건과학대학 물리치료학과, 보건환경대학원 인간공학치료학과) | Oh-yun Kwon 통신저자
• 송미혜(연세대학교 대학원 의공학과) | Mi-hye Song
• 박호동(연세대학교 대학원 의공학과) | Ho-dong Park
• 이경중(연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과) | Kyoung-joung Lee