ArticleExperimental brain research2022
Motor cortex excitability in chronic low back pain.
Article in Experimental brain research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Brain stimulation targets for chronic pain: Insights from meta-analysis, functional connectivity and literature review.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Acute Modulation of Lumbar Motor Unit Behavior During Experimentally Induced Low Back Pain: A Motor Unit Decomposition Analysis.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
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- Chronic Pain and Cognitive Dysfunction: Clinical Implement, Mechanism, and Therapeutic Strategy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026Review
- Non-invasive brain stimulation for chronic low back pain: current techniques and future perspectives.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effects of a Progressive Kinesiotaping Treatment Protocol on Chronic Low Back Pain in Women Using Electroencephalography.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
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- Modulating Gamma Oscillations in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex with Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation: Implications for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Disruptive compensatory mechanisms in fibromyalgia syndrome and their association with pharmacological agents.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- Mirror Therapy Reduces Pain and Preserves Corticomotor Excitability in Human Experimental Skeletal Muscle Pain.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: a new perspective on rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
Chronic pain is associated with dysfunctional cortical excitability. Research has identified altered intracortical motor cortex excitability in Chronic Lower Back Pain (CLBP). However, research identifying the specific intracortical changes underlying CLBP has been met with inconsistent findings. In the present case-control study, we examined intracortical excitability of the primary motor cortex using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in individuals with CLBP. Twenty participants with CLBP (M
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