Changes in morphology in brain regions implicated in motor control: An association with motor behavior in patients with chronic neck pain?

Background: Patients who suffer from neck pain often demonstrate motor deficits when compared to healthy controls (HC). With structural MRI techniques we were able to further unravel the underlying factors that might be associated with the changes in motor performance. Brain morphology has been associated with motor behaviour and pain, however not many studies have focused on differences in brain morphology in patients suffering from chronic idiopathic neck pain (INP) and whiplash associated disorders (WAD).
Source: Manual Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Source Type: research