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Fysioterapeuters genomförande av somatosensorisk undersökning vid misstanke om neuropatisk smärta
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Health, Education and Technology.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 40 credits / 60 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Physiotherapists' performance of somatosensory examination when neuropathic pain is suspected (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Neuropatisk smärta utvecklas som ett resultat av en skada eller sjukdom i det somatosensoriska nervsystemet. Det kan vara ett svårt smärttillstånd att diagnostisera och prevalensen tros vara högre än vad som idag uppskattas vara mellan 7–10% av befolkningen. Somatosensorisk undersökning är en central del i detta och kan användas som ett verktyg i den kliniska vardagen för att diagnostisera ett neuropatiskt smärttillstånd. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka fysioterapeuters genomförande av somatosensorisk undersökning vid misstanke om neuropatisk smärta. Metod: Studien utfördes med en kvantitativ design även innehållande mindre kvalitativa data. En enkätundersökning valdes som insamlingsmetod som innehöll både strukturerade svarsalternativ samt fritextsvar. Urvalet var legitimerade fysioterapeuter verksamma i Norrbottens län både inom primärvården, privatkliniker, sluten- och öppenvården. JASP användes för statistisk analys av kvantitativ och deskriptiv data.

Fritexten analyserades med en kvantitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Det var endast 2 av 35 som inte utförde en somatosensorisk undersökning, majoriteten testade beröring och nociception medan temperatur undersöktes mindre frekvent. Innehållsanalysen resulterade i tre kategorier: symtombeskrivning, undersökningsfynd och diagnosgrupper. Förutom det fanns det inte någon signifikant skillnad mellan arbetsplats (p=0,902) eller vidareutbildning (p=0,962) och somatosensorisk undersökning. Konklusion: Majoriteten av deltagarna som utförde en somatosensorisk undersökning testade beröring och nociception, medan temperatur testades mindre frekvent vilket är en brist i utförande då även detta rekommenderas att utföras vid misstanke om neuropatisk smärta.  

Abstract [en]

Background: Neuropathic pain develops because of injury or disease in the somatosensory nervous system. It can be a challenging condition to assess, and its prevalence is believed to be significantly higher than the current estimate of 7-10% of the population. Somatosensory examination is a central component in this context and can be used as a tool in clinical practice to strengthen the suspicion of a neuropathic pain condition. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate physiotherapists' performance of somatosensory examination when neuropathic pain is suspected. Method: To address the aim, a quantitative design with some qualitative data was chosen. A survey was used as the data collection method, containing both structured options and free text answers. The sample consisted of licensed physiotherapists working in Norrbotten County, including primary care, private clinics, inpatient and outpatient care. JASP software was used for statistical analyses of quantitative and descriptive data.The free text was analyzed using quantitative content analysis. Results: Only 2 out of 35 did not perform a somatosensory examination, the majority testing touch and nociception while temperature was examined less frequently. The content analysis resulted in three categories: symptom description, examination findings and diagnostic groups. Apart from that, there was no significant difference between workplace (p=0.902) or further education (p=0.962) and somatosensory examination. Conclusion:  The majority of participants who performed a somatosensory examination tested touch and nociception, while temperature was tested less frequently, which is a flaw as it is recommended to perform other tests too when neuropathic pain is suspected. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 26
Keywords [en]
Physiotherapist, neuropathic pain, somatosensory examination
Keywords [sv]
fysioterapeut, neuropatisk smärta, somatosensorisk undersökning
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Physiotherapy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-112082OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-112082DiVA, id: diva2:1946720
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Student thesis, at least 15 credits
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Physiotherapy, master's level (60 credits)
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Available from: 2025-03-24 Created: 2025-03-23 Last updated: 2025-03-24Bibliographically approved

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