Published in BMC Musculoskelet Disord on January 25, 2008
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Affective components and intensity of pain correlate with structural differences in gray matter in chronic back pain patients. Pain (2006) 1.83
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Cortical responses to pain in healthy individuals depends on pain catastrophizing. Pain (2006) 1.53
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Randomized controlled trial of specific spinal stabilization exercises and conventional physiotherapy for recurrent low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.36
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Hip strategy for balance control in quiet standing is reduced in people with low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2004) 1.35
The inter-examiner reliability of a classification method for non-specific chronic low back pain patients with motor control impairment. Man Ther (2005) 1.35
Pain sensitivity as a correlate of clinical status in individuals with chronic low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1999) 1.34
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