Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Sling Exercise Modulates the Motor Cortex in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.

The study aims to explore the effects of combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with sling exercise (SE) intervention in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). This approach aims to directly stimulate brain circuits and indirectly activate trunk muscles to influence motor cortex plasticity. However, the impact of this combined intervention on motor cortex organization and clinical symptom improvement is still unclear, as well as whether it is more effective than either intervention alone.

Alterations in functional connectivity in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain after motor control exercise: a randomized trial.

Background: Motor control exercise (MCE) is effective in alleviating non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP). Neuro-imaging research is warranted to explore the underlying neural mechanisms of MCE.

Aim: We used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to explore the central mechanism underpinning the effects of MCE in patients with NCLBP.

Motor Control Exercise Modulates the Neural Plasticity of the Default Mode Network in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Background: Motor control exercise (MCE) effectively alleviates nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP), but the neural mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are poorly understood.

Objective: To study MCE's neural mechanisms in patients with CLBP by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI).

Study Design: A prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial.

The effects of proprioceptive weighting changes on posture control in patients with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) exhibit changes in proprioceptive weighting and impaired postural control. This study aimed to investigate proprioceptive weighting changes in patients with CLBP and their influence on posture control.

Methods: Sixteen patients with CLBP and 16 healthy controls were recruited.

The immediate effects of iTBS on the muscle activation pattern under challenging balance conditions in the patients with chronic low back pain: A preliminary study.

Background: The patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) showed impaired postural control, especially in challenging postural task. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is reported to involve in the complex balance task, which required considerable attentional control. The effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) over the DLPFC to the capacity of postural control of CLBP patients is still unknown.

Changes in cortical activation during upright stance in individuals with chronic low back pain: An fNIRS study.

Introduction: Postural control deficits are a potential cause of persistent and recurrent pain in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Although some studies have confirmed that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) contributes to pain regulation in CLBP, its role in the postural control of patients with CLBP remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the DLPFC activation of patients with CLBP and healthy controls under different upright stance task conditions.