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  • Immediate effects of mirror therapy in patients with chronic low back pain and decreased range of motion
    Zanello, Vittorio
    The aim of this study was to determine whether visualisation of the back influenced parameters of movement-related pain in people with chronic nonspecific low back pain. There is research showing ... that people with chronic low back pain have disruptions in the way their brains represent the back, including alterations in brain structure. We used a randomised cross-over experiment in which 69 participants performed repeated lumbar spine movements with a single component of Graded Motor Imagery, Mirror Therapy. It is now well established that a significant part of a human%s pain experience is correlated with the vigilance of the central and peripheral nervous system. A brief mirror therapy intervention can result in statistically significant improvements in pain, pain catastrophising, fear-avoidance and lumbar AROM in these patients. The immediate changes may allow for a quicker transition to multimodal treatment, including manual therapy and therapeutic exercise.
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2020
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 46499331