Your Brain Takes Back Pain Personally
Adults with chronic low back pain showed higher blood flow in two midline brain regions during a flare-provoking leg raise, but the study had no pain-free comparison group and tested no treatment.
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Adults with chronic low back pain showed higher blood flow in two midline brain regions during a flare-provoking leg raise, but the study had no pain-free comparison group and tested no treatment.