10 Open Access Pain Science Articles

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The RMT Education Project - Evidence Based Resources for Massage Therapists
We provide massage therapists with tools & resources to simplify the complex - taking a intensive processes and break it down in to manageable chunks. Here we break down a list of ten open access pain science articles for massage therapists, this list is representative, not exhaustive. 

Ten Open Access Pain Science Articles

Bialosky, J. E., Bishop, M. D., Price, D. D., Robinson, M. E., & George, S. Z. (2009). The mechanisms of manual therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain: A comprehensive model. Manual Therapy. 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19027342

Bialosky, J.E., Bishop, M.D., George, S.Z., Robinson, M.E. (2011). Placebo response to manual therapy: something out of nothing? J Man Manip Ther.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22294849

Bishop, M. D., Torres-Cueco, R., Gay, C. W., Lluch-Girbés, E., Beneciuk, J. M., & Bialosky, J. E. (2015). What effect can manual therapy have on a patient's pain experience? Pain Management.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401979

Ellingsen, D., Leknes, S., Løseth, G., Wessberg, J., & Olausson, H. (2016). The Neurobiology Shaping Affective Touch: Expectation, Motivation, and Meaning in the Multisensory Context. Frontiers in Psychology.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26779092

Nencini, S., & Ivanusic, J. J. (2016). The Physiology of Bone Pain. How Much Do We Really Know? Frontiers in Physiology.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27199772

Newell, D., Lothe, L.R., Raven, T.J. (2017). Contextually Aided Recovery (CARe): a scientific theory for innate healing. Chiropr Man Therap.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28289539

Pelletier, R., Higgins, J., & Bourbonnais, D. (2015). Is neuroplasticity in the central nervous system the missing link to our understanding of chronic musculoskeletal disorders? BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887644

Rudy, I.S., Poulos, A., ... Jenkins, H. (2015). The correlation of radiographic findings and patient symptomatology in cervical degenerative joint disease: a cross-sectional study. Chiropr Man Therap.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25671078

Vigotsky, A., & Bruhns R. (2015). The Role of Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy and Its Analgesic Implications: A Narrative Review. Pain Research and Treatment.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26788367

Woolf, C. (2011). Central sensitization: Implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain. Pain.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20961685