Network Analysis of Induced Neural Plasticity Post-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain.

ABSTRACT: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a costly and prevalent condition that affects the lives of over 50 million individuals in the United States. Chronic pain leads to functional brain changes in those suffering from the condition. Not only does the primary pain network transform as the condition changes from acute to persistent pain, a state of hyper-connectivity also exists between the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks. Graph theory analysis has recently been used to investigate treatment-driven brain network changes. For example, current research suggests that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may reduce the chronic pain associated hyper-connectivity between the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience networks, as well as within the salience network. This study ext

SUBMITTER: Meier SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823706 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature