Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disease that
causes articular damage and chronic pain, with a prevalence of up to 50% in individuals> 60 …

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans. Treatments remain inadequate, in
large part, because the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of …

Background: Chronic postoperative pain following total joint replacement (TJA) is a
substantial clinical problem, and poor sleep may affect predictive factors for postoperative …

(1) Background: We have updated knowledge of the psychometric qualities of patient-
reported outcome measures and, for the first time, systematically reviewed and compared …

Background A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the importance of implementing
movement-evoked pain in conventional pain assessments, with a significant role for …

Background Musculoskeletal specialists who attempt to discuss the connection between
mental health (thoughts and emotions) and physical health (symptom intensity and activity …

This study aimed to identify self-report correlates of central pain augmentation in individuals
with knee pain. A subset of participants (n 5 420) in the Knee Pain and related health In the …

Chronic illness has a significant effect on quality of life, and a critical measure of health
outcomes. Correlations between pain, depressive symptoms, fatigue, and physical function …

Chronic pain has become a global health problem contributing to years lived with disability
and reduced quality of life. Advances in the clinical management of chronic pain have been …

Background The primary purpose of this study was to investigate whether anxiety and
depression change following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A secondary objective was to …