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Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 08 Sept 2009
Centralization Phenomenon: Its Usefulness in Evaluating and Treating Referred Pain
Centralization Phenomenon: Its Usefulness in Evaluating and Treating Referred Pain
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In patients with low-back and radiating leg pain, a clinical phenomenon has been described known as "centralization," which occurs during a mechanical evaluation protocol described by McKenzie. Relocation of the most distal pain in a proximal or central direction characterizes the pain behavior when patients are assessed in this fashion.
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