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Clinical assessments can discriminate altered body perception in patients with unilateral chronic low back pain, but not differences between affected and unaffected side.
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Clinical assessments can discriminate altered body perception in patients with unilateral chronic low back pain, but not differences between affected and unaffected side.

  • Meier R Gesundheitszentrum Heinz Kurth, Feldstrasse 1, 5035, Unterentfelden, Switzerland. Electronic address: raphymeier@gmx.ch.
  • Iten P Physiowerk Aadorf, Hauptstrasse 47, 8355, Aadorf, Switzerland. Electronic address: iten@physiowerkaadorf.ch.
  • Luomajoki H Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Department of Health, Institute for Physiotherapy, Technikumstr. 71, CH - 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland. Electronic address: luom@zhaw.ch.
  • 2018-12-30
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  • Musculoskeletal science & practice. - 2019
Altered body perception
Body image drawing
Chronic low back pain
Left/right judgment task
Two-point discrimination
Body Image
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons
Humans
Low Back Pain
Pain Measurement
Self Concept
Self Report
English Chronic pain disorders appear to be associated with altered body perception. The clinical tools of two-point discrimination (TPD), left/right judgment task (LRJ) and body image drawing (BID) can all be used to assess altered body perception in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP). The aim of this observational study was to examine whether values from TPD, LRJ and BID can determine altered body perception between unilateral CLBP patients' painful and pain-free trunk sides, through the evaluation of some of the underlying mechanisms of body perception. Twenty-seven eligible participants completed all tasks. Inclusion criteria were: unilateral CLBP with duration of over 12 weeks; pain level higher than two out of ten on the numeric rating scale; a minimum score of four points on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ). Findings from TPD and BID tests showed an alteration in body awareness. However, no significant interaction effects were found between the affected sides and their measurements (TPD p = 0.310, LRJ response time p = 0.571, LRJ accuracy p = 0.190, BID p = 0.751). The profiling of people with high levels of distorted body perception for other factors known to contribute to CLBP may be a useful direction for further investigation.
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