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Each patient underwent five sessions of brain stimulation followed by 10 sessions of group exercise. Subjects were evaluated before and after tDCS, after group exercise and one month after the combined treatment. Outcome measures were Visual Analog Scale for pain intensity, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, EuroQuol-5 Dimension and Patient Health Questionnaire-9.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Significant between-group difference in pain intensity (\u221227.7\u2009\u00b1\u200930.4\u2009mm in real-tDCS group compared to \u22122.2\u2009\u00b1\u200930.1\u2009mm in sham-tDCS group) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (\u22124.9\u2009\u00b1\u20094.2 in real-tDCS group compared to \u22121.1\u2009\u00b1\u20092.7 in sham-tDCS group) was found one month after the combined treatment (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results showed that real-tDCS can induce significant larger effects on pain and psychological well-being, compared to sham-tDCS, when it is associated with a group exercise program. 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