Altered grey matter morphology of pain processing regions in traumatic and non-traumatic chronic neck pain patients: Relations with clinical pain measures?

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. e33-e34
Author(s):  
I. Coppieters ◽  
M. Meeus ◽  
R. De Pauw ◽  
K. Caeyenberghs ◽  
L. Danneels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Grey Matter ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Processing ◽  
Clinical Pain ◽  
Pain Patients

Examination of Regional Interdependence Theory in Chronic Neck Pain: Interpretations from Correlation of Strength Measures in Cervical and Pain-Free Regions

Pain Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Ghamkhar ◽  
Amir Massoud Arab ◽  
Mohammad Reza Nourbakhsh ◽  
Amir Hossein Kahlaee ◽  
Reyhaneh Zolfaghari
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity Score ◽  
Painful Condition ◽  
Asymptomatic Volunteers ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
Regional Interdependence ◽  
Pain Patients

Abstract Objective Impairments present in chronic pain conditions have been reported not to be limited to the painful region. Pain-free regions have also been proposed to be adversely affected as a cause or consequence of the painful condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between muscle strength in painful and pain-free regions and chronic neck pain. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Rehabilitation hospital laboratory. Subjects One hundred twenty-two patients with chronic neck pain (87 female) and 98 asymptomatic volunteers (52 female) were included in the study. Methods Maximal isometric strength measures of the neck, scapulothoracic, shoulder, trunk, and hip muscles were assessed using a hand-held dynamometer in all participants. Pain intensity and pain-related disability were also assessed in patients through visual analog scale and Neck Disability Index scores, respectively. Results Principal component analysis revealed one component for each of the studied regions. Multivariate analysis of variance found neck (d = 0.46), scapulothoracic (d = 0.46), shoulder (d = 0.60), trunk flexor (d = 0.38), extensor (d = 0.36), and hip (d = 0.51) strength components to be lower in the neck pain patients compared with asymptomatic participants (P < 0.01). Logistic and linear regression analyses found the shoulder strength component both to be a significant predictor for neck pain occurrence (β = 0.53, P < 0.01) and to have a considerable effect on pain intensity score (β=–0.20, P = 0.02), respectively. Conclusions The results found that some pain-free regions in addition to the cervical spine to exhibit lower levels of muscular strength in neck pain patients. These findings support the regional interdependence theory, which proposes that impairments are not limited to the painful area and are possibly mediated by central mechanisms.

Does muscle morphology change in chronic neck pain patients? – A systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. De Pauw ◽  
I. Coppieters ◽  
J. Kregel ◽  
K. De Meulemeester ◽  
L. Danneels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Muscle Morphology ◽  
Morphology Change ◽  
Pain Patients

Three-dimensional Cervical Movement Characteristics in Healthy Subjects and Subgroups of Chronic Neck Pain Patients Based on Their Pain Location

Spine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (15) ◽  
pp. E908-E914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patirck Waeyaert ◽  
Daniel Jansen ◽  
Marco Bastiaansen ◽  
Aldo Scafoglieri ◽  
Ronald Buyl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Location ◽  
Movement Characteristics ◽  
Pain Patients

Eye stabilization reflexes in traumatic and non-traumatic chronic neck pain patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britta K. Ischebeck ◽  
Jurryt de Vries ◽  
Malou Janssen ◽  
Jan Paul van Wingerden ◽  
Gert- Jan Kleinrensink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Chronic Neck Pain ◽  
Pain Patients
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