Table 1 Quantification of the neurological qualities examined

Manual isometric muscle testing in individual muscles [2]

5 Contraction against powerful resistance/normal power = 0

4+ Contraction against gravity and strong resistance = 1

4 Contraction against gravity and moderate resistance = 2

4- Contraction against gravity and slight resistance = 3

Mechanosensitivity with slight pressure along nerve trunks [3]

No soreness = 0

Mild mechanical allodynia = 1

Moderate mechanical allodynia = 2

Severe mechanical allodynia = 3

Sensibility examined by needle prick (algesia) and tuning fork 256 Hz (vibratory threshold [3])

Normal sensibility = 0

Reduced/changed sensibility = 1

Severely reduced/changed sensibility = 2