Acute pain informs the individual that there is an imminent threat of body damage, and is
associated with the urge to escape and avoid. Fear learning takes place when neutral …

The relationship between persistent pain and self-directed, non-reactive awareness of
present-moment experience (ie, mindfulness) was explored in one of the dominant …

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has made important contributions to chronic pain
management, but the process by which it is effective is not clear. Recently, strong arguments …

Study Design Validity and test-retest reliability of questionnaires related to the fear-
avoidance model (FAM). Objectives To investigate test-retest reliability, construct …

Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Whitman JM, George SZ. Psychometric properties of the Fear-
Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in patients with …

Recent developments within CBT have emphasized acceptance rather than control of pain
and distress in treatments aimed at improving functioning and life quality, but there is still a …

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 …

Study Design. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of a translated and culturally
adapted questionnaire. Objective. Translating, culturally adapting, and validating the Italian …

For musculoskeletal disorders like low back pain and fibromyalgia, evidence is growing for
fear of movement to play an important role in the development of chronic pain. In …

Study Design Quasi-experimental clinical trial. Objectives This study compared outcomes
from graded exercise and graded exposure activity prescriptions for patients participating in …