Effectiveness of remote graded motor imagery therapy for patients with central sensitisation low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a prevalent global condition that significantly impairs quality of life, reduces work productivity and imposes substantial healthcare burdens. Approximately 70% of adults worldwide experience at least one episode of low back pain during their lifetime. Central sensitisation, a common complexity of CLBP, involves heightened responsiveness of the central nervous system, resulting in amplified neural signalling and increased pain sensitivity. This phenomenon suggests that pain in CLBP extends beyond purely biomedical origins, involving multiple factors such as neural adaptation. Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is a progressive, exercise-based therapeutic approach designed to retrain the brain's representation of the body and has shown promise in

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496049 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature