Limited association between central pain processing and clinical outcomes in non-specific chronic neck pain after a manual therapy intervention: A secondary analysis
The findings suggest a limited association between pre-treatment central pain processing status and manual therapy outcomes in NSCNP patients. The lower CPM response was modestly predictive of better outcomes, contrary to expectations. Routine use of QST measures to guide treatment decisions in this population is not supported by current data.
Authors
- Joel E. Bialosky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0137-2653)
- Diego Rada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9109-1088)
- Ion Lascurain‐Aguirrebeña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3221-9747)
- Jon Jatsu Azkue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8609-5500)
- Josu Zabala-Mata
- Estíbaliz López-Dominguez
Institutions
- Universidad de Deusto (ES)
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Araba (ES)
- Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103323
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00