Chronic low back pain as a control failure state: a predictive-rhythm model of motor control impairment and functional rigidity with functional system constraint modulation
SeongHyung Cho, DongYeob Baek, MiSuk Jeong, MinHee Kim · 2026
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SeongHyung Cho and colleagues propose a fresh frame for lasting low back pain in a 2026 paper, casting it as a failure of motor control. Most accounts stop at movement output, such as stiff patterns or low variety in motion. The authors ask why odd patterns start, why fixes fail to stick, and why stress shifts how a back performs from day to day.
Their model casts the body as locked into guard mode, where it trims variety and blocks shifts to keep each next move easy to predict. Stiff function is the outward sign, with breath and nerve-tone rhythms named as one window into the lock. Co-tight muscles that brace too soon fit the same picture. The paper offers the frame as a guide for tests and care, not as trial proof, and it invites checks that track rhythm and shift skill beside plain strength.
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| CREATOR | SeongHyung Cho, DongYeob Baek, MiSuk Jeong, MinHee Kim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 121736 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |