Applying contemporary neuroscience in exercise interventions for chronic spinal pain: treatment protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonspecific chronic spinal pain is a common problem within the chronic pain population and is characterized by high social, economic and personal impact. To date, therapists are still struggling in adequately treating these types of patients, as seen in the small and short-term benefits of frequently applied primary care treatments. It is remarkable that despite the well-documented presence of abnormalities in central nociceptive processing in nonspecific chronic spinal pain patients, the implementation of this knowledge in clinical practice is still nearly non-existent.

Methods

This paper provides the treatment protocol used in a large randomized controlled trial that aimed to assess the effectiveness of a modern neuroscience approach compared to usual care evide

SUBMITTER: Malfliet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628368 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep - Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature