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Authors

Benedict M. Wand, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Lareina Szpak, University of Notre Dame Australia
Pamela George, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Max Bulsara, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Neil E. O'Connell
G Lorimer Moseley

Title

Moving in an environment of induced sensory-motor incongruence does not influence pain sensitivity in healthy volunteers: A randomised within-subject cross-over experiment

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

A mismatch between the brain's motor control and sensory systems has been suggested as one mechanism whereby maladaptive neuroplastic changes contribute to the experience of chronic pain. Several studies have investigated this hypothesis by artificially inducing a state of sensory-motor incongruence using mirrors. The data to date appear to suggest that creating an environment of sensori-motor incongruence induces various sensory changes and feeling of peculiarity, however the effect on pain is less clear. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that healthy participants would demonstrate reduced pain thresholds and report greater intensity of pain in a condition of induced sensory motor incongruence compared to conditions that did not promote incongruence.

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The Author:

Dr Benedict Wand

Recommended Citation

Wand, B. M., Szpak, L., George, P., Bulsara, M., O'Connell, N. E., & Moseley, G. L. (2012). Moving in an environment of induced sensory-motor incongruence does not influence pain sensitivity in healthy volunteers: A randomised within-subject cross-over experiment. Poster presented at the 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, Italy, 27-31 August, 2012.