There is growing evidence for the idea that in back pain patients, pain-related fear (fear of
pain/physical activity/(re) injury) may be more disabling than pain itself. A number of …

Objectives: In regards to pain‐related fear, this study aimed to:(1) identify existing measures
and review their measurement properties, and (2) identify the optimum measure for specific …

Pain-related fear and pain catastrophizing are associated with disability and actual
performance in chronic pain patients. In acute low back pain (LBP), little is known about the …

Recently, fear–avoidance models have been quite influential in understanding the transition
from acute to chronic low back pain (LBP). Not only has pain-related fear been found to be …

The cognitive-behavioral, fear-avoidance (FA) model of chronic pain (Vlaeyen JWS, Kole-
Snijders AMJ, Boeren RGB, van Eek H. Fear of movement/(re) injury in chronic low back …

Within a biopsychosocial framework, psychological factors are thought to play an important
role in the onset and progression of chronic pain. The cognitive-behavioral fear-avoidance …

Chronic pain is a significant public health concern that imposes substantial burdens on
individuals and healthcare systems, and factors that contribute to the development and …

Patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) frequently demonstrate high scores for fear-
avoidance beliefs and distress. We need better knowledge about fear-avoidance beliefs and …

Background Chronic low back pain is a worldwide burden that is not being abated with our
current knowledge and treatment of the condition. The fear-avoidance model is used to …

Pain-related fear is implicated in the transition from acute to chronic low back pain and the
persistence of disabling low back pain, making it a key target for physical therapy …