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Papers: 20 May 2023 - 26 May 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology, Translational


Human Studies, Molecular/Cellular, Neurobiology, Neuroimaging

PAIN TYPE:
Musculoskeletal Pain, Psychological/Comorbidities


2023


Front Med (Lausanne)


37215712


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Associations between gait performance and pain intensity, psychosocial factors, executive functions as well as prefrontal cortex activity in chronic low back pain patients: A cross-sectional fNIRS study.

Authors

Nguyen T, Behrens M, Broscheid KC, Bielitzki R, Weber S, Libnow S, Malczewski V, Baldauf L, Milberger X, Jassmann L, Wustmann A, Meiler K, Drange S, Franke J, Schega L

Abstract

Activities of daily living, such as walking, are impaired in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients compared to healthy individuals. Thereby, pain intensity, psychosocial factors, cognitive functioning and prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity during walking might be related to gait performance during single and dual task walking (STW, DTW). However, to the best of our knowledge, these associations have not yet been explored in a large sample of CLBP patients.