Motor imagery performance and tactile acuity in patients with complaints of arms, neck and shoulder

Motor imagery performance and tactile acuity in patients with complaints of arms, neck and shoulder

This study aims to gain more knowledge of the sensorimotor incongruence in patients with chronic nonspecific complaints of arm, neck and shoulder. Seven patients and seven healthy controls performed a left/right judgment task, and tactile acuity was assessed by the two-point discrimination threshold...

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Published in:Pain management Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 277 - 286
Main Authors: Heerkens, Renée J, Köke, Albère JA, Lötters, Freek JB, Smeets, Rob JEM
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Future Medicine Ltd 01-07-2018
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Arm - physiopathology
Arms
Arthritis
Back pain
CANS
Chronic pain
Chronic Pain - physiopathology
complaints of arm, neck and shoulder
Disability
Feedback
Female
Humans
Imagination - physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Motor ability
Motor Activity - physiology
motor imagery
Musculoskeletal Pain - physiopathology
Neck pain
Neck Pain - physiopathology
Pain management
Reaction Time - physiology
Rheumatology
sensorimotor incongruence
Sensory Thresholds - physiology
Shoulder
Shoulder Pain - physiopathology
Systematic review
tactile acuity
Touch Perception - physiology
motor imagery
chronic pain
complaints of arm, neck and shoulder
tactile acuity
CANS
sensorimotor incongruence
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Summary:This study aims to gain more knowledge of the sensorimotor incongruence in patients with chronic nonspecific complaints of arm, neck and shoulder. Seven patients and seven healthy controls performed a left/right judgment task, and tactile acuity was assessed by the two-point discrimination threshold at fingers and shoulders. The results suggest a decreased tactile acuity in patients with chronic nonspecific complaints of arm, neck and shoulder and a faster reaction time at the painful arm, which might imply disturbed information processing of sensory and motor feedback. Due to the small sample size and low scores on the pain and disability questionnaires, these conclusions should be interpreted with care. Further research is recommended.
ISSN:1758-1869
1758-1877
DOI:10.2217/pmt-2017-0070