Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78952, first published .
Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy to Improve the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Veterans: Protocol for a Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy to Improve the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Veterans: Protocol for a Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy to Improve the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Veterans: Protocol for a Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Frederique Dupuis   1, 2 , PT, PhD ;   Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme   3, 4 , PT, PhD ;   Pascale Marier Deschênes   1, 2 , PhD ;   Philippe Fournier   1, 2 , PhD ;   Ildephonse Nduwimana   1, 2 , PT, PhD ;   Orlane Ballot   1 , PhD ;   Loris Loisel   1, 2 , PT ;   Anne Marie Pinard   1, 2, 5 , MD ;   Luc Lacombe   6 ;   Pierre Langevin   1, 2 , PT, PhD ;   Alain Gaumond   7 , PT, MSc ;   Jean-Sébastien Roy   1, 2 , PT, PhD ;   Hugo Massé-Alarie   1, 2 , PT, PhD

1 Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Quebec, QC, Canada

2 École des Sciences de la Réadapation, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada

3 School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

4 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

5 Chronic Pain Service, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

6 Canadian Armed Forces, Québec, QC, Canada

7 Espace Pleine Conscience, Québec, QC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Hugo Massé-Alarie, PT, PhD
  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration
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