CHICAGO, Nov. 28 -- For chronic low back pain with no identifiable morphological cause, the brain can reveal some tell-tale changes, researchers reported here. Action Points Explain to interested patients that this study suggests that chronic back pain can cause changes in the microstructure of several brain regions.
How can a scientist say with certainty that this "confirms the effect of pain on the plasticity of the brain."
How can they be certain that the pain causes these changes in the brain?
What if these changes in the brain are the cause of the pain?
In fact, without realizing it, these researchers may have come up with an alternate or more detailed explanation than Dr. Sarno's oxygen deprivation theory. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) depriving tissues of oxygen, the brain affects traffic in the thalamorcorical tract?
Thanks, Chris. After I posted above I tried writing to Dr Lutz at that same domain. I didn't get a delivery failure - I'll let you know if I get a reply.
Interesting medical report......
Posted - 11/28/2006 : 14:04:51
