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Do motor control genes contribute to interindividual variability in decreased movement in patients with pain?
Molecular pain - 26 Jul 2007
Mishra Bikash K, Wu Tianxia, Belfer Inna, Hodgkinson Colin A, Cohen Leonardo G, Kiselycznyk Carly, Kingman Albert, Keller Robert B, Yuan Qiaoping, Goldman David, Atlas Steven J, Max Mitchell B
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BACKGROUND: Because excessive reduction in activities after back injury may impair recovery, it is important to understand and address the factors contributing to the variability in motor responses to pain. The current dominant theory is the "fear-avoidance model", in which the some patients' heightened fears of further injury cause them to avoid movement. We propose that in addition to psychological factors,...
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