Effects of Bodily Illusion and tDCS on SCI-related Neuropathic Pain

Effects of Bodily Illusion and tDCS on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Related Neuropathic Pain

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a combination of two procedures: (1) Bodily Illusion (BI) and (2) Transcranial direct electrical stimulation (tDCS) on neuropathic pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants will be men or women, 18-70 years of age, with an incomplete cervical traumatic SCI.
2. Participants must have experienced neuropathic pain for a minimum of six months. They must have neuropathic pain in the moderate to severe category, which will be defined as a score of at least 4 on a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS); (range of 0 to 10).
3. Participants must be willing and able to sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Major psychiatric disease/disorder (self-reported)
2. A significant neurological trauma besides SCI
3. A recent (one-year) history of alcohol or drug abuse (selfreported)
4. Any other medical conditions in which transcranial DCS is relatively contraindicated, such as pregnancy, epilepsy and/or seizures