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Research Citations

  • Louw A, Diener I, et al. The effect of neuroscience education on pain, disability, anxiety and stress in chronic musculoskeletal pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011;92(12):2041-2056 
  • Louw A, Diener I, Landers MR, Puentedura EJ. Preoperative pain neuroscience education for lumbar radiculopathy: a multi-center randomized controlled trial with one-year follow-up. Spine. 2014;39(18):1449-57 
  • Meeus M, Nijs J, Van Oosterwijck J, Van Alsenoy V. Truijen S. Pain Physiology Education Improves Pain Beliefs in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Compared With Pacing and Self-Management Education: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. Aug 2010;91(8):1153-1159 
  • Moseley GL, Hodges PW, Nicholas MK. A randomized controlled trial of intensive neurophysiology education in chronic low back pain. Clinical journal of Pain. 2004;20:324-330 
  • Moseley GL. Evidence for a direct relationship between cognitive and physical change during as education intervention in people with chronic low back pain. Eur J Pain. Feb 2004;8(1):39-45 
  • Moseley GL. Joining forces- combining cognition-targeted motor control training with group or individual pain physiology education: a successful treatment for chronic low back pain. J Man Manip Therap. 2003;11(2):88-94 
  • Moseley GL. Unravelling the barriers to reconceptualisation of the problem in chronic pain: the actual and perceived ability of patients and health professionals to understand the neurophysiology. J Pain. 2003;4(4):184-189. 
  • Moseley GL. Widespread brain activity during an abdominal task markedly reduced after pain physiology education: fMRI evaluation of a single patient with chronic low back pain. Aust J Physiother. 2005;51(1):49-52. 
  • Moseley L. Combined physiotherapy and education is efficacious for chronic low back pain. Aust J Physiother. 2002;48(4):297-302. 
  • Moseley L. Combined physiotherapy and education is efficacious for chronic low back pain. Aust J Physiother. 2002; 28: 297-302 
  • Nijs J, Van Houdenhove, et al. Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice. Man Ther. 2010;15(2):135-141 
  • Nijs J, van Wilgen CP et al. How to explain central sensitization to patients with ‘unexplained’ chronic musculoskeletal pain; practice guidelines. Man Ther. 2011;16(5):413-418 
  • Van oosterwijck J, Nijs, Meeus M, et al. Pain neurophysiology education improves cognitions, pain thresholds, and movement performance in people with chronic whiplash: A pilot study. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2011;48(1):43-58 
  • Ryan CG, Gray HG, Newton M, Granat MH. Pain biology education and exercise classes compared to pain biology education alone for individuals with chronic low back pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Man Ther. Aug 2010;15(4):382-387 
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