Reduced somatosensory evoked potentials and paired-pulse inhibition in the primary somatosensory cortex of athletes with chronic pain.

Koya YamashiroKanako ShiiyaKoyuki IkarashiSayaka AnazawaTaiki MakibuchiYasuhiro BabaTomomi FujimotoGenta OchiGo OmoriDaisuke Sato

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2023)

Chronic pain in athletes is associated with substantially altered excitatory-inhibitory balance within the primary somatosensory cortex, possibly due to reduced thalamocortical excitatory transmission and suppressed cortical inhibitory transmission.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
transcranial direct current stimulation
pain management
functional connectivity
blood pressure
high school
working memory