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Pain and motor control of the lumbopelvic region: effect and possible mechanisms

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, August 2003
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Title
Pain and motor control of the lumbopelvic region: effect and possible mechanisms
Published in
Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, August 2003
DOI 10.1016/s1050-6411(03)00042-7
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Authors

Paul W. Hodges, G.Lorimer Moseley

Abstract

Many authors report changes in the control of the trunk muscles in people with low back pain (LBP). Although there is considerable disagreement regarding the nature of these changes, we have consistently found differential effects on the deep intrinsic and superficial muscles of the lumbopelvic region. Two issues require consideration; first, the potential mechanisms for these changes in control, and secondly, the effect or outcome of changes in control for lumbopelvic function. Recent data indicate that experimentally induced pain may replicate some of the changes identified in people with LBP. While this does not exclude the possibility that changes in control of the trunk muscles may lead to pain, it does argue that, at least in some cases, pain may cause the changes in control. There are many possible mechanisms, including changes in excitability in the motor pathway, changes in the sensory system, and factors associated with the attention demanding, stressful and fearful aspects of pain. A new hypothesis is presented regarding the outcome from differential effects of pain on the elements of the motor system. Taken together these data argue for strategies of prevention and rehabilitation of LBP.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 6 <1%
Canada 5 <1%
Netherlands 3 <1%
Spain 3 <1%
Chile 3 <1%
Brazil 3 <1%
Australia 2 <1%
Germany 2 <1%
Belgium 2 <1%
Other 11 1%
Unknown 708 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 155 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 94 13%
Student > Bachelor 88 12%
Researcher 57 8%
Student > Postgraduate 55 7%
Other 193 26%
Unknown 106 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 287 38%
Nursing and Health Professions 109 15%
Sports and Recreations 93 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 5%
Engineering 27 4%
Other 58 8%
Unknown 140 19%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 March 2016.
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#2,328,478
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Outputs from Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology
#75
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#2,822
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology
#2
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