Differences in low back pain behavior are reflected in the cerebral response to tactile stimulation of the lower back

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Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1372-1377

  Lloyd, Donna ^a,b   Findlay, Gordon ^c   Roberts, Neil ^a   Nurmikko, Turo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; fMRI; Illness behavior; Sensory modulation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CHRONIC PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 46249122175     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181734a8a     Document Type: Article

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