Exercise therapy for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain is often hampered by pain memories. This article explains how musculoskeletal therapists can alter pain memories in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, by integrating pain neuroscience education with exercise interventions. The latter includes applying graded exposure in vivo principles during exercise therapy, for targeting the brain circuitries orchestrated by the amygdala (the memory of fear centre in the brain). ow.ly/AIojd
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:02:20 +0000
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