Differences in the organization of the primary motor cortex in people with and without low back pain and associations with motor control and sensory tests.

ABSTRACT: Differences in organization of the primary motor cortex and altered trunk motor control (sensing, processing and motor output) have been reported in people with low back pain (LBP). Little is known to what extent these differences are related. We investigated differences in 1) organization of the primary motor cortex and 2) motor and sensory tests between people with and without LBP, and 3) investigated associations between the organization of the primary motor cortex and motor and sensory tests. We conducted a case-control study in people with (N=25) and without (N=25) LBP. The organization of the primary motor cortex (Center of Gravity (CoG) and Area of the cortical representation of trunk muscles) was assessed using neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation, based on individual M

SUBMITTER: Klerx SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11208231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature