Exercise is considered an important component of effective chronic pain management and it
is well-established that long-term exercise training provides pain relief. In healthy, pain-free …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is an urgent global public health concern. Pain
neuroscience education (PNE) is an intervention used in the management of CMP aiming to …

The relationships between sedentary lifestyle, sitting behaviour, and low back pain (LBP)
remain controversial. In this study, we investigated the relationship between back pain and …

Resilience factors have been suggested as key mechanisms in the relation between
symptoms and disability among individuals with chronic pain. However, there is a need to …

Stress and pain are interleaved at multiple levels-interacting and influencing each other.
Both are modulated by psychosocial factors including fears, beliefs, and goals, and are …

The comorbidity between chronic pain and emotional problems has proven difficult to
address with current treatment options. This study addresses the efficacy of a …

Nearly 116 million Americans suffer from a persistent pain condition. 17 Persistent pain is
most commonly attributed to musculoskeletal conditions such as axial and joint pain and …

Highlights•We reviewed recent developments in the fear of movement-related pain and
avoidance.•Learning is key to acquisition, generalization, and extinction of pain-related …

Background Most studies fail to show an association between higher levels of pain‐related
fear and protective movement behaviour in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). This …

Avoidance is generally adaptive, yet excessive rates of avoidance can become maladaptive
and lead to functional impairment and psychopathology. Laboratory-based treatment …