Chronic low back pain (LBP) is associated with reduced brain grey matter and impaired cognitive function as compared to normal pain-free subjects. In simple terms, the longer you suffer low back pain the more likely you will develop a reduction in the size of your brain and its capacity to process attention demanding tasks.
The brain controls motion. The brain develops abnormal muscle recruitment and sequencing patterns in response to pain. In other words people in pain recruit the “wrong muscles in the wrong order” as compared with people who have no pain.
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Your Brain and Pain
October 12, 2018 by manager • Newsletters
Chronic low back pain (LBP) is associated with reduced brain grey matter and impaired cognitive function as compared to normal pain-free subjects. In simple terms, the longer you suffer low back pain the more likely you will develop a reduction in the size of your brain and its capacity to process attention demanding tasks.
The brain controls motion. The brain develops abnormal muscle recruitment and sequencing patterns in response to pain. In other words people in pain recruit the “wrong muscles in the wrong order” as compared with people who have no pain.
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