Harris (1999) proposed that pain can arise in the absence of tissue damage because
changes in the cortical representation of the painful body part lead to incongruences …

Objective: Rare coexistence of disease or pathology Background: Bell's palsy, also called
facial nerve palsy, occasionally co-occurs with trigeminal neuropathy, which presents as …

Background Physiotherapy improves the movement range after the onset of post-traumatic
elbow stiffness and reduces the pain, which is a factor limiting elbow range of motion …

Background People with chronic neck pain have impaired proprioception (ie, sense of neck
position). It is unclear whether this impairment involves disruptions to the proprioceptive …

Background Motor imagery is a cognitive process that involves mentally simulating
movements without physical execution. It has been studied in the context of foot pain to …

Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a severe chronic pain condition that is not well
understood and current treatment is suboptimal. In several other chronic pain conditions …

Motor imagery (MI), the mental simulation of movement in the absence of overt motor output,
has demonstrated potential as a technique to support rehabilitation of movement in …

Background Disrupted tactile acuity and poor laterality judgement have been shown in
several chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions. Whether they are impaired in people with …

Background Impairments of sensorimotor function are evident in individuals with lateral
elbow tendinopathy (LET), although understanding of the mechanisms for this is lacking …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) leads to pain, stiffness, and functional impairment and
eventually decreased level of the quality of life. Although several treatment methods have …