Functional Alterations of the Basal Ganglia Are Associated with Voluntary Activation of the Core Stabilizing Muscles in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

CONCLUSIONS: Grey matter alterations may be confined to regions responsible for perception, motor control, and emotion regulation in patients with CLBP. The interrupted EC from the basal ganglia to the default mode network might be involved in the impairment of voluntary activation of the core stabilizing muscles.PMID:37693681 | PMC:PMC10484657 | DOI:10.1155/2023/2028379

Source: Pain Research and Management - September 11, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Chanjuan Zhang Xi Chen Yi Yin Dongfeng Xie Jing Luo Yinan Ai Wenfeng Zhan Hongjun Kan Shuxian Zhang Guihua Jiang Xiquan Hu Source Type: research