Why the study?
Does chronic back pain alter brain oscillatory activity compared to healthy controls?
Population
Chronic back pain (CBP) patients (n=15) and healthy controls (n=15)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Chronic back pain was associated with increased mPFC BOLD oscillations; hypothesis-generating for pain mechanisms and requires prospective confirmation.
Does chronic back pain alter brain oscillatory activity compared to healthy controls?
Chronic back pain is associated with increased high-frequency BOLD oscillations in the medial prefrontal cortex, linking altered resting brain dynamics to pain perception.
Baliki et al. (2011) studied this question.
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