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Title: Cortical changes in chronic low back pain: Current state of the art and implications for clinical practice
Authors: Wand, BM
Parkitny, L
O'Connell, NE
Luomajoki, H
Thacker, M
Moseley, GL
McAuley, JH
Keywords: Low back pain;Cortical reorganisation;Physical therapy
Issue Date: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Manual Therapy, 16 (1): 15 - 20, (February 2011)
Abstract: There is increasing evidence that chronic pain problems are characterised by alterations in brain structure and function. Chronic back pain is no exception. There is a growing sentiment, with accompanying theory, that these brain changes contribute to chronic back pain, although empirical support is lacking. This paper reviews the structural and functional changes of the brain that have been observed in people with chronic back pain. We cast light on the clinical implications of these changes and the possibilities for new treatments but we also advise caution against concluding their efficacy in the absence of solid evidence to this effect.
URI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1356689X10001116
http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9689
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.math.2010.06.008
ISSN: 1356-689X
Appears in Collections:Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers

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