[HTML][HTML] Muscle control and non-specific chronic low back pain

M Russo, K Deckers, S Eldabe, K Kiesel… - … : Technology at the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prevalent of the painful
musculoskeletal conditions. CLBP is a heterogeneous condition with many causes and …

Paraspinal muscle imaging measurements for common spinal disorders: review and consensus-based recommendations from the ISSLS degenerative spinal …

PW Hodges, JF Bailey, M Fortin, MC Battié - European Spine Journal, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Paraspinal muscle imaging is of growing interest related to improved phenotyping,
prognosis, and treatment of common spinal disorders. We reviewed issues related to …

[HTML][HTML] Altered primary motor cortex structure, organization, and function in chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WJ Chang, NE O'Connell, PR Beckenkamp… - The journal of Pain, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic pain can be associated with movement abnormalities. The primary motor cortex
(M1) has an essential role in the formulation and execution of movement. A number of …

Multifidus dysfunction and restorative neurostimulation: a scoping review

V Tieppo Francio, BD Westerhaus… - Pain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is multifactorial in nature, with recent research
highlighting the role of multifidus dysfunction in a subset of nonspecific CLBP. This review …

The effect of experimental pain on the excitability of the corticospinal tract in humans: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Rohel, J Bouffard, P Patricio… - … Journal of Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Pain influences motor control. Previous reviews observed that
pain reduces the excitability of corticospinal projections to muscles tested with transcranial …

Neuroinflammatory activation in sensory and motor regions of the cortex is related to sensorimotor function in individuals with low back pain maintained by nociplastic …

MA Shraim, H Massé‐Alarie, MJ Farrell… - … Journal of Pain, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic pain involves communication between neural and immune systems.
Recent data suggest localization of glial (brain immune cells) activation to the sensorimotor …

Repetitive peripheral magnetic neurostimulation of multifidus muscles combined with motor training influences spine motor control and chronic low back pain

H Massé-Alarie, LD Beaulieu, R Preuss… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The study tested whether combining repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation
(RPMS) and motor training of the superficial multifidus muscle (MF) better improved the …

[HTML][HTML] Sensorimotor integration in chronic low back pain

H Massé-Alarie, M Shraim, PW Hodges - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) impacts on spine movement. Altered sensorimotor
integration can be involved. Afferents from the lumbo-pelvic area might be processed …

Decreased supraspinal control and neuromuscular function controlling the ankle joint in athletes with chronic ankle instability

A Nanbancha, J Tretriluxana… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Chronic ankle instability (CAI) alters lower extremity neuromuscular function,
associated with a change in corticomotor excitability. The aim of this study was to compare …

Disrupted cortical homeostatic plasticity due to prolonged capsaicin-induced pain

PG Wittkopf, DB Larsen, L Gregoret, T Graven-Nielsen - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Homeostatic plasticity (HP) regulates cortical excitability (CE) stability but is disrupted in
persistent pain conditions. This study investigated how prolonged experimental pain affects …