The role of motor learning and neuroplasticity in designing rehabilitation approaches for musculoskeletal pain disorders

Manual Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 410-414

  Boudreau, Shellie A ^a   Farina, Dario ^a   Falla, Deborah ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal pain; Plasticity; Rehabilitation; Skill training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 77955665122     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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