Hi Guys..
Is this what Jo was referring to a while back???

P.S. Miss you...

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Neuroimaging Studies

Cortical Restructuring in Patients with Chronic Pain (IRB #78011)

Purpose: Recent research has demonstrated that chronic pain can induce changes in the brain that can amplify and maintain the pain experience. We are characterizing this phenomenon in patients with a variety of chronic pain conditions (neuropathic pain, low back pain, fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, etc.) using a variety of neuroimaging techniques. We are following these preliminary studies with further investigations into the effects of treatment on reversing the brain changes induced by chronic pain. We are currently recruiting female patients with right-upper extremity chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) for a study on the reorganization of the somatosensory cortex. Details here.

PI: Dr. Sean Mackey