The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the sequential relationships proposed by
the fear-avoidance model of pain [Vlaeyen JWS et al. The role of fear of movement/(re) injury …

Catastrophic interpretations of pain as a signal of impending threat usually elicits fear, and
escape or avoidance behavior. According to the fear-avoidance (FA) model [8] these …

It is now well established that in chronic low back pain, there is no direct relationship
between impairments, pain, and disability. From a cognitive-behavioral perspective, pain …

The cognitive-behavioral, fear-avoidance (FA) model of chronic pain (Vlaeyen JWS, Kole-
Snijders AMJ, Boeren RGB, van Eek H. Fear of movement/(re) injury in chronic low back …

Two studies are reported that tested the fear-avoidance (FA) model using path analytic
techniques. In study 1, 429 employees with back pain at baseline and back pain at …

The fear avoidance model of pain (FAM) conceptualizes pain catastrophizing as the
cognitive antecedent of pain-related fear, and pain-related fear as the emotional antecedent …

According to the fear avoidance model, prolonged disability among patients with chronic
nonmalignant pain is due, in part, to an exaggerated fear of pain. At issue in the present …

Fear-avoidance beliefs have been identified as an important psychosocial variable in
patients with chronic disability doe to low back pain. The importance of fear-avoidance …

Over the past decade there has been a burgeoning of research aimed specifically at better
understanding the role that fear, anxiety, and avoidance behavior play in the development …

There is growing evidence for the idea that in back pain patients, pain-related fear (fear of
pain/physical activity/(re) injury) may be more disabling than pain itself. A number of …