Pain interrupts, distracts, and is difficult to disengage from. In this study, the role of pain-
related fear in moderating attentional interference produced by chronic pain was …

Patients with fibromyalgia often present with increased levels of disability and physical
functioning, for which the determinants are still unclear. In patients with other …

Study Design. Cross-sectional study of 63 patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Objectives. To determine the relationship between the SF-36 physical functioning (PF) scale …

Background Pain-related self-efficacy is defined as the beliefs held by people with chronic
pain that certain activities can be carried out despite the pain. Poor self-efficacy is an …

Since the early musings in the mid-1800s of Claude Bernard and his French neurological
colleagues on the association of pain with the sympathetic nervous system, complex …

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 current review deals with interoceptive conditioning as a viable mechanism maintaining
fear of pain: The available literature suggests that interoceptive–ie, internal bodily …

The present study investigated the relative extent to which patients' adjustment to chronic
low back pain (CLBP) was influenced by their fear-avoidance beliefs, their tendency to …

Objectives: Two studies are described addressing how anxiety, fear of pain, and
catastrophizing impact on pain experience. Methods: In study 1, 66 undergraduates (34 …

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) plays an important role in the cognitive, affective and behavioral
profiles of patients with chronic pain related to musculoskeletal injury. However …