Seeing it helps: Movement-related back pain is reduced by visualization of the back during movement

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 602-608

  Wand, Benedict Martin ^a   Tulloch, Verity Margaret ^b   George, Pamela J ^a   Smith, Anne J ^c   Goucke, Roger ^b,d   O'Connell, Neil Edward ^e   Moseley, G Lorimer ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cortical reorganization; low back pain; physical therapy; visual feedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864717944     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31823d480c     Document Type: Article

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