Importance of outcome domain for patients with musculoskeletal pain: characterizing subgroups and their response to treatment

G Zeppieri Jr, J Bialosky, SZ George - Physical Therapy, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Patient-centered care models allow for the ability to tailor treatment to outcomes
of importance to patients. Objective The purposes of this study were to (1) define patient …

Dry needling in addition to standard physical therapy treatment for sub-acromial pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial protocol

BR Hando, DI Rhon, JA Cleland… - Brazilian journal of physical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Trigger point dry needling interventions are utilized by physical therapists to
manage shoulder pain. Observational studies have shown positive short-term outcomes in …

Heterogeneity of pain-related psychological distress in patients seeking care for shoulder pathology

JM Levin, R Baker, DE Goltz, J Wickman… - Journal of Shoulder and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Psychological distress is associated with disability and quality of life for patients
with shoulder pain. However, uncertainty around heterogeneity of psychological distress has …

[HTML][HTML] Sensory and psychological factors predict exercise-induced shoulder injury responses in a high-risk phenotype cohort

KA Butera, MD Bishop, WH Greenfield III, R Staud… - The journal of pain, 2021 - Elsevier
Our prior studies identified a high-risk phenotype (ie, high pain sensitivity variant of the
catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism [SNP] rs6269) and …

Cortisol as a Marker of Pain and Distress After Acute Musculoskeletal Trauma

JA Jesin, DM Walton - The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The best available predictors of chronic pain development broadly encompass
baseline metrics of cognition (ie, beliefs/expectations) about the trauma and resulting …

[HTML][HTML] Can physical therapy deliver clinically meaningful improvements in pain and function through a mobile app? an observational retrospective study

L Beresford, T Norwood - Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the effect of digital physical therapy (PT) delivered by mobile
application (app) on reducing pain and improving function for people with a variety of …

Efficient screening for fear of movement in outpatient settings: short form and computer adaptive tests for fear avoidance and negative pain coping

TA Lentz, MA Kallen, D Deutscher… - Physical therapy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to develop screening measures using item
response theory (IRT) for 2 factors highly relevant to fear of movement (FoM): fear avoidance …

The relationships between pain‐associated psychological distress, pain intensity, patient expectations, and physical function in individuals with musculoskeletal pain …

JB Leech, KL MacPherson, M Klopper, J Shumway… - PM&R, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The presence of pain‐associated psychological distress (PAPD) in
musculoskeletal disorders, including negative mood, fear‐avoidance, and lack of positive …

Treatment monitoring as a component of psychologically informed physical therapy: a case series of patients at high risk for persistent low back pain related disability

JM Beneciuk, LA Ballengee, SZ George - Musculoskeletal Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy (PIPT) aims to identify
individuals at high risk for transitioning to chronicity and merge impairment-focused physical …

Acute Intermittent Hypoxia Did Not Alter Pain Sensitivity or Pain Intensity Ratings for Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study

SZ George, ME Horn - Journal of Pain Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aims and Objective The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether AIH produces
changes in pain sensitivity or in reports of self-reported pain intensity for individuals with low …