Harris (1999) proposed that pain can arise in the absence of tissue damage because
changes in the cortical representation of the painful body part lead to incongruences …

Background Fatigability and postural control deficits are both serious concerns in a variety of
chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Research has shown that muscle fatigue may adversely …

(1) Background: Fear of movement (kinesiophobia) and impaired lumbar joint position sense
(LJPS) play a vital role in developing and maintaining non-specific chronic low back pain …

When people experience or expect pain, they move differently. Pain-altered movement
strategies, collectively described here as pain-related movement dysfunction (PRMD), may …

BACKGROUND: Proprioception, one's sense of movement and position, is a common term
used in back rehabilitation. Kinesthetic rehabilitation may be useful in managing lower back …

Background Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is a complex with a heterogenous clinical
presentation. A better understanding of the factors that contribute to cLBP is needed for …

Objective: The objective of this meta-analysis and systematic review is to analyze the
efficacy of physiotherapy interventions in management of lumbar prolapsed intervertebral …

Proprioception is a deep sensation that perceives the position of each part of the body, state
of movement and muscle contraction, and resistance and mass applied to the body …

Precision of trunk movement has commonly been examined by testing relocation accuracy
rather than evaluating accuracy of tracking dynamic movement. In this study we used a 3-D …

Background Although proprioception deficits have been documented in chronic low back
pain (CLBP) patients, little is known about adaptive strategies to provide postural control in …