A brief intervention utilising visual feedback reduces pain and enhances tactile acuity in CLBP patients

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 651-660

  Trapp, Wolfgang ^a,b   Weinberger, Matthias ^a   Erk, Sarah ^a   Fuchs, Benedikt ^a   Mueller, Marcus ^a   Gallhofer, Bernd ^c   Hajak, Göran ^a   Kübler, Andrea ^d   Lautenbacher, Stefan ^b  

^a Sozialstiftung Bamberg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cortical reorganisation; Low back pain; tactile acuity; training; visual feedback

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TILTING; TRAINING; VISUAL FEEDBACK; CHRONIC PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84954548382     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-140561     Document Type: Article

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