Objectives: To compare if a single session of pain neuroscience education (PNE) delivered
to middle school students result in improved outcomes for pain knowledge, beliefs regarding …

Research on chronic pain has traditionally focused on how direct pain experiences lead to
maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and actions that set the stage for, and maintain, pain-related …

Background and aims Pain is a common condition. However, only a minority of people
experiencing pain develop a chronic pain problem. Factors such as somatization, pain self …

Background Anxiety and depression are known comorbidities of chronic back pain. Their
psychological predictors are not well established in patients with chronic back pain qualified …

Résumé La kinésiophobie a été identifiée dans des pathologies douloureuses telles que les
lombalgies chroniques. Le modèle d'évitement de la peur de la douleur (ELP) a apporté une …

This review, with the help of a case study, provides a detailed account of the possible
biopsychosocial risk factors underlying piriformis muscle syndrome, post discectomy. The …

Background and aims Pain-related fear and its subsequent generalization is key to the
development and maintenance of chronic pain disability. Research has shown that pain …

Perception is not simply a carbon copy of the real world, but is subject to distortions that may
reflect protective drive. This study aimed to investigate whether people with chronic shoulder …

Opioids are effective analgesics, but they are often difficult to use properly, due mainly to
adverse events, such as constipation, respiratory depression, addiction, tolerance, and …

Submission note: A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Psychology and Public Health, College of Science …