Event Abstract Back to Event Sensorimotor plasticity in pain: Effects, mechanisms and consequences Paul Hodges1* 1 The University of Queensland, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, Australia People in pain move differently. Although obvious, the mechanisms that underpin the potential for the nervous system to change in pain are only beginning to be understood. Recent work is highlighting extensive neuroplastic changes at multiple sites in the nervous system from the sensory and motor regions of the cortex to spinal cord circuitry. This presents a host of new opportunities to understand behaviors in people with pain and new avenues for potentially more effective treatments. Rewiring of the brain and nervous system (neuroplasticity) can underpin both negative and positive changes in motor and sensory aspects of movement in association with the pain experience. Understanding the mechanisms that drive plasticity (both good and bad) opens the possibility for innovative new treatments to change in nervous system and to prepare or "prime" the nervous system for such change. The aim of this presentation is to consider changes in the motor and sensory systems associated with a range of musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the limbs and spine (e.g. low back and neck pain), the current state of knowledge of mechanisms that underpin these changes, the potential role of sensorimotor changes in the perpetuation and recurrence of pain that impact on the patient's quality of life, and possible targets for intervention. Conference: XII International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON-XII), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 Jul - 31 Jul, 2014. Presentation Type: Poster Topic: Methods Development Citation: Hodges P (2015). Sensorimotor plasticity in pain: Effects, mechanisms and consequences. Conference Abstract: XII International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON-XII). doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.217.00146 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 19 Feb 2015; Published Online: 24 Apr 2015. * Correspondence: Miss. Paul Hodges, The University of Queensland, Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, Brisbane, Australia, p.hodges@uq.edu.au Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Paul Hodges Google Paul Hodges Google Scholar Paul Hodges PubMed Paul Hodges Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.