Background: Pain and body perception are essentially two subjective mutually influencing
experiences. However, in the field of musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic diseases we …

Localizing tactile stimulation is an important capability for everyday function and may be
impaired in people with persistent pain. This study sought to provide a detailed description …

The perceived distance between two touches is anisotropic on many parts of the body.
Generally, tactile distances oriented across body width are perceived as larger than …

Objective Although acute pain has been shown to reduce corticomotor excitability, it remains
unknown whether this response resolves over time or is related to symptom severity …

Our mental representation of our body depends on integrating various sensory modalities,
such as tactile information. In tactile distance estimation (TDE) tasks, participants must …

Objective. Chronic low back pain is an overwhelming problem for a wide range of people
and leads to tactile acuity deficits. We aimed to investigate the correlations among age, pain …

Objective. To investigate the intra‐and inter‐rater reliability of three measurements on
painful and pain‐free sides in participants with chronic low back pain (CLBP) at different …

Tactile acuity is typically measured by a two-point discrimination test (TPD) and a two-point
estimation task (TPE). In the back area, they are only conducted in the lumbar and cervical …

Introduction An estimated 10% of women experience severe, chronic pelvic girdle pain post
partum. This has significant physical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences …

A growing body of evidence suggests that chronic pain is associated with perceptual
changes, such as impaired tactile acuity and laterality judgements. A recent study on low …