Gait Adaptation to a Phase-Specific Nociceptive Electrical Stimulation Applied at the Ankle: A Model to Study Musculoskeletal-Like Pain.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Lower limb pain, whether induced experimentally or as a result of a musculoskeletal injury, can impair motor control, leading to gait adaptations such as increased muscle stiffness or modified load distribution around joints. These adaptations may initially reduce pain but can also lead to longer-term maladaptive plasticity and to the development of chronic pain. In humans, many current experimental musculoskeletal-like pain models are invasive, and most don't accurately reproduce the movement-related characteristics of musculoskeletal pain. The main objective of this study was to measure pain adaptation strategies during gait of a musculoskeletal-like experimental pain protocol induced by phase-specific, non-invasive electrical stimulation. Methods: Sixteen hea

SUBMITTER: Bertrand-Charette M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8718644 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature