Illusory resizing of the painful knee is analgesic in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Background Experimental and clinical evidence support a link between body representations and pain. This proof-of-concept study in people with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) aimed to determine if: (i) visuotactile illusions that manipulate perceived knee size are analgesic; (ii) cumulative analges...

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Main Authors: Tasha R. Stanton, Helen R. Gilpin, Louisa Edwards, G. Lorimer Moseley, Roger Newport
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5206.pdf