Predicting the development of chronic low back pain (LBP) at the time of an acute episode
remains challenging. The Understanding persistent Pain Where it ResiDes study aimed to …

Background Chronic pain involves communication between neural and immune systems.
Recent data suggest localization of glial (brain immune cells) activation to the sensorimotor …

Low back pain (LBP) often modifies spine motor control, but the neural origin of these motor
control changes remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to determine the impact of …

Evidence suggests excitability of the motor cortex (M1) changes in response to motor skill
learning of the upper limb. Few studies have examined immediate changes in corticospinal …

Introduction: Physical exercise (PE) positively affects the nervous system, impacting
morphology and physiology. It increases brain gray and white matter, improves cerebral …

Objective The transversus abdominis (TrA) and multifidus (MF) muscles are essential in
preventing chronic low back pain (CLBP) recurrence by maintaining segmental stabilization …

Background Orthognathic surgery has been performed with increasing frequency for the
treatment of severe malocclusion, yet the postsurgical neuromuscular recovery of patients …

Background Increasing evidence suggests that pain drives maladaptive corticomotor
changes that may increase susceptibility to injury and promote symptom recurrence …

Somatosensory feedback to the central nervous system is essential to plan, perform and
refine spine motor control. However, the influence of somatosensory afferent input from the …

Lumbar erector spinae (LES) contribute to spine postural and voluntary control. Transcranial
magnetic stimulation (TMS) preferentially depolarizes different neural circuits depending on …