Health professionals are routinely exposed to evidence of pain in others. It is important that
the processes by which they evaluate pain be understood. The purposes of this article are to …

Objective Therapeutic exercises are a core treatment for low back pain (LBP), but it is
uncertain how rehabilitative exercise facilitates change in outcomes. Realist reviews explore …

Background Evidence suggests that the course of low back pain (LBP) symptoms in
randomised clinical trials (RCTs) follows a pattern of large improvement regardless of the …

Little is known about the variables that account for why parents underestimate the pain of
their child. In the present experiment, the joint impact of parental catastrophizing about their …

Background. Current treatments for chronic low back pain (LBP) appear to be inadequate
and there are growing calls for new approaches. This study explores the paired interviews of …

Background Acute and chronic pain affects millions of adults yet it is often inadequately
assessed and treated. Purpose The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to examine …

The present study evaluated the effects of exposure to facial expression of pain, on
observers' perceptions of pain expression. Participants were undergraduates shown brief …

Background Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. There is evidence
that depression, anxiety, and external locus of control are negative predictors of functional …

Study Design. A report on plenary presentations and discussions of an expert panel and
workshop (“Exercise as a treatment for subacute low back pain”) that was held at the …

OBJECTIVES: European clinical guidelines for low back pain (LBP) recommend early
referral of appropriate patients to health services such as physiotherapy. The current study …