Experimental knee pain evoke spreading hyperalgesia and facilitated temporal summation of pain.

Objectives: This study evaluated the deep-tissue pressure pain sensitivity and temporal summation of pain within and around healthy knees exposed to experimental pain.

Design: The study was designed as a randomized crossover trial, with each subject tested on 1 day.

Setting: All tests were carried out at the Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark.