Structural Brain Imaging in People With Low Back Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether low back pain (subacute and chronic) is related to differences in brain volume.

Summary of background data

Inconsistent findings have been reported about the effect of chronic low back pain on brain volume, and the effect of subacute low back pain on brain volume has not been sufficiently investigated.

Methods

A total of 130 participants were included (23 subacute and 68 chronic low back pain; 39 healthy controls). The main outcome measure was whole and regional brain volume. Clinical outcome measures included pain duration, pain intensity, fear avoidance belief questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index, and Beck's Depression Inventory.

Results

Decrease in brain v

SUBMITTER: Mansour ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5425308 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature