European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Oct 2016
Multicenter StudyPain severity and mobility one year after spinal cord injury: a multicenter, cross-sectional study.
Following a spinal cord injury, patients are often burdened by chronic pain. Preliminary research points to activation of the motor cortex through increased mobility as a potential means of alleviating postinjury chronic pain. ⋯ Enhancing a patient's physical activity by increasing his or her mobility may reduce neuropathic pain if begun shortly after a spinal cord injury.