Journal of physiotherapy
Updating our model of pain: low back pain through the lens of active inference
By Mervyn J. Travers, W.I. Gibson, Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson and 6 others.
Abstract
Shared last authorship a We use active inference to mean combined perceptual and action strategies.b We confine our discussion to sensory apparatus; however, this process is considered to apply to the wider person including the neuroendocrine, neuroimmune and autonomic nervous systems.(For a more detailed discussion see 20 ).
Keywords
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- low back pain
- active inference
- Bayesian brain
- pain models
- pain perception
- Open access
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