Brainwaves studies on pain are gaining more attention in recent years. However, the target group in a similar study on collegiate athletes with musculoskeletal pain is still under explore.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective is to investigate the differences of the brainwaves response and its association with pain interference of the collegiate athletes with and without musculoskeletal pain.
METHODS:
Collegiate athletes ( 49) were recruited and categorized into pain group (PG) ( 25) and no-pain group (NPG) ( 24). Brainwaves were recorded for 2 minutes with eyes closed in a resting state using EEG. Pain intensity and pain interference were documented using visual analogue scale and brief pain inventory, respectively. Independent -test was used to compare brainwaves of PG and NPG, and Spearman’s correlation was used to find the association between brain waves and pain interference.
RESULTS:
Findings showed a significant decrease ( 0.05) in brain waves in PG on left temporal regions as compared to NPG. Frontal beta, theta, and gamma waves were found to be negatively correlated with participants’ pain interference.
CONCLUSION:
This outcome potentially contributes EEG as an alternative non-invasive tool for an objective pain assessment method in health care technology to aid in the rehabilitation process.
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