Moving differently in pain: a new theory to explain the adaptation to pain (Hodges & Tucker, 2011) on “Papers I Reread”, a list by Priya Nair on TheLysts.
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Year
2011
Main topic
Motor adaptations to pain
Key takeaway
Pain changes movement in protective but often inefficient ways, and not all altered movement is bad or needs ‘correcting’.
Why it matters
Helps us coach movement with nuance instead of chasing perfect symmetry at the expense of function and confidence.
My take
If your whole low back plan is ‘neutral spine forever’, your patient’s brain is working harder than their glutes, fight me.
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