Background: Pain-related cognitions are associated with motor control changes in people with chronic low-back pain (CLBP). The mechanism underlying this association is unclear. We propose that perceived threat increases muscle-spindle-reflex-gains, which reduces the effect of mechanical perturbations, …

BACKGROUND: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most common chronic pain condition worldwide. Currently, primary care physiotherapy is one of the main treatment options, but effects of this treatment are small. Virtual Reality (VR) could be an adjunct to physiotherapy care, due to its multimodal features. …

CC-BY-NC-NDSTUDY DESIGN:prospective cohort study.OBJECTIVE:To analyze responsiveness and minimal clinically important change (MCIC) of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) minimal dataset for chronic low back pain (CLBP).SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:The NIH minimal dataset is a 40-item questionnaire …

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most widespread type of musculoskeletal pain. Roughly 5% to 10% of low back pain cases become chronic, creating difficulties for those affected. High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) is used as treatment for musculoskeletal conditions. Studies have revealed HILT’s …

Low back pain (LBP) is a global problem that causes high rates of treatment costs, sick leave, and functional disability. Most LBP patients suffer from non-specific LBP (NSLBP) and a smaller portion of sufferers develop chronic pain (CLBP). Within CLBP patients, a more complicated group of syndromes …

Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevailing health problems worldwide, with a life-time prevalence of 38.9%. In almost 85% of low back pain patients, a patho-anatomical diagnosis cannot be distinguished. The estimation is that between 5.0% and 10.0% of LBP will develop into chronic …

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) has major public health implications, and underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Sensorimotor incongruence (SMI)—an ongoing mismatch between top-down motor output and predicted sensory feedback—may play a role in the course of chronic nonspecific low back pain. The hypothesis …

Conservative, surgical and pharmacological strategies for chronic low back pain (CLBP) management offer at best modest effect sizes in reducing pain and related disability, indicating a need for improvement. Such improvement may be derived from applying contemporary pain neuroscience to the management …

STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort study within care as usual. OBJECTIVE 1. To explore the psychometric properties of a baseline disability questionnaire designed to collect patients expectation. 2. To analyse relationships between satisfaction with care and treatment success in patients with CLBP. 3. …

BACKGROUND : Primary Health Care (PHC) is well suited for management of low back pain (LBP). Prevalence of (chronic) LBP is suspected to be high among visitors of the South African primary care centers, but currently no information exists on prevalence or guideline adherence. OBJECTIVES : To establish …