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Conclusions
The proposed fuzzy decision support system for musculoskeletal pain assessment
is characterized by being comprehensive and consistent to clinical practice. Able
to assist in decision making and automatically incorporating inaccurate, unclear,
vague and partial truths inherently associated with the clinical aspects of pain and
the subjectivity present in human nature, such a system presents to be a natural
alternative to represent the inherent complexity of pain assessment.
The fuzzy system reveals how it is possible to analyze the subjectivity related to
inaccurate and subjective pain perception, and provides an important tool in its mea-
surement, contributing to a better clinical approach. Further, the proposed Fuzzy
System Musculoskeletal Pain Assessment advantages by its ability to explain the
direct relationships of musculoskeletal pain that are not linguistically well under-
stood and the freedom of movement leading to an effective pain assessment tool.
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