2007
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-007-0079-x
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Role of distorted body image in pain

Abstract: Body image is the way a person's body feels to them. Growing evidence shows that body image can be distorted in people with pain, particularly chronic pain. Most data relate to people with deafferentation via amputation or neural injury, but deafferentation is neither sufficient nor necessary for distorted body image or pain. In this review, we examine the literature relating to body image distortion in people with pain, and we discuss three themes: 1) evidence of distorted body image in people with pain; 2) e… Show more

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“…Background and Aims: Evidence indicates that chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is associated with alteration in the brain's cortical representation of the back, resulting in body perception disturbance and contributing to the condition [1,2]. This study investigated perception via 'cortical' sensory tests, in this case two-point discrimination and graphaesthesia-whose results partly depend on the integrity of cortical representation [2].…”
Section: Tactile Thresholds Are Preserved Yet Complex Sensory Functiomentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Background and Aims: Evidence indicates that chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is associated with alteration in the brain's cortical representation of the back, resulting in body perception disturbance and contributing to the condition [1,2]. This study investigated perception via 'cortical' sensory tests, in this case two-point discrimination and graphaesthesia-whose results partly depend on the integrity of cortical representation [2].…”
Section: Tactile Thresholds Are Preserved Yet Complex Sensory Functiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This study investigated perception via 'cortical' sensory tests, in this case two-point discrimination and graphaesthesia-whose results partly depend on the integrity of cortical representation [2]. The hypothesis was dysfunction in these higher-order tasks, with simple tactile thresholds remaining unchanged.…”
Section: Tactile Thresholds Are Preserved Yet Complex Sensory Functiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Multiple factors may influence the process of development of the body image, such as the presence of illness, age and inappropriate social relationships, as deficiencies in the nervous system for adequately processing the mental images 8 . Distortions of body image are thought to be common in some pain states 9 . Pain may be a complain in more than 50% of PD patients 10 .…”
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“…Pain may be a complain in more than 50% of PD patients 10 . It has been suggested that if body image relates to pain, treating body image may reduce pain, and treating pain may normalize body image 9,10 . A neurological dysfunction could unleash not only alterations in the body image because of the illness itself, but also because of the reaction of the individual who, to preserve their body image, ends up modifying their body image depending on the perceived experiences resulting from the dysfunction suffered.…”
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“…Body image is maintained by tactile, proprioceptive, and visual input. These stimuli are profoundly altered following amputation, with this distortion often resulting in pain [12]. Reorganization of the amputation zone within the somatosensory and motor cortex occurs, and other representative areas in the cortex expand and encroach upon the amputated zone [11].…”
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confidence: 99%