Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-
income countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of
chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a …

The present narrative review addresses issues concerning the defining criteria and
conceptual underpinnings of pain catastrophizing. To date, the concept of pain …

Abstract The recently proposed Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial
Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks (ACTTION)-American Pain Society …

The large individual variations in response to a similar nociceptive stimulus and the
development of persistent pain after an acute pain episode have puzzled researchers and …

The number of acceptance-and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain, such as
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) …

Phenomena such as placebo analgesia or pain relief through distraction highlight the
powerful influence cognitive processes and learning mechanisms have on the way we …

Pain is a primary symptom driving patients to seek physical therapy, and its attenuation
commonly defines a successful outcome. A large body of evidence is dedicated to …

Disability is an important outcome from a clinical and public health perspective. However, it
is unclear how disability develops in people with low back pain or neck pain. More …

There is tremendous interpatient variability in the response to analgesic therapy (even for
efficacious treatments), which can be the source of great frustration in clinical practice. This …