Widespread brain activity during an abdominal task markedly reduced after pain physiology education: fMRI evaluation of a single patient with chronic low back pain

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-52

  Moseley, G Lorimer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical activation; Imaging; Motor control; Motor training; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE TRAINING; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 15344348484     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(05)70053-2     Document Type: Article

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