Tendon pain remains an enigma. Many clinical features are consistent with tissue disruption—
the pain is localised, persistent and specifically associated with tendon loading, whereas …

Injuries to the peripheral nerves result in partial or total loss of motor, sensory and autonomic
functions conveyed by the lesioned nerves to the denervated segments of the body, due to …

Contrary to the classical view of a pre-determined wiring pattern, there is considerable
evidence that cortical representation of body parts is continuously modulated in response to …

Physiological brain aging is characterized by a loss of synaptic contacts and neuronal
apoptosis that provokes age-dependant decline of sensory processing, motor performance …

Recovery of function after a stroke is attributable to several factors, including events in the
first few days (eg, reabsorption of perilesional oedema, tissue reperfusion). However …

Impaired tactile acuity in people with chronic pain conditions has been suggested to reflect
altered cortical representation of the painful body part, and treatments that aim to improve …

The causes underlying phantom limb pain are still unknown. Recent studies on the
consequences of nervous system damage in animals and humans reported substantial …

The most obvious impairments associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) are loss of sensation
and motor control. However, many subjects with SCI also develop persistent neuropathic …

Injuries of peripheral inputs from the body cause sensory dysfunctions that are thought to be
attributable to functional changes in cerebral cortical maps of the body. Prevalent theories …

Repair and reconstruction of major nerve trunks in the upper extremity is a very challenging
surgical problem. Today, there is no surgical repair technique that can assure recovery of …