The current review and synthesis was designed to provocatively develop and evaluate the
proposition that “fear of the unknown may be a, or possibly the, fundamental fear”(Carleton …

Objective: To determine, for adults with chronic low back pain, which exercise interventions
are the most effective at reducing pain compared to other treatments. Data sources: A search …

Research studies focusing on the fear-avoidance model have expanded considerably since
the review by Vlaeyen and Linton (Vlaeyen JWS & Linton, SJ (2000). Fear-avoidance and its …

Being physically active is often suggested to be important in the prevention and
management of low back pain. This simple view does not take into account that the relation …

Practice guidelines universally recommend an initial period of rest for people who sustain a
sports-related concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in daily life or military service …

Objectives Patients' beliefs and expectations about their pain have been identified as
important disabling factors in chronic musculoskeletal pain. Besides fear-avoidance beliefs …

Study Design. Cost of illness study alongside a randomized controlled trial. Objective. To
describe the costs of care for patients with low back pain (1) and to identify patient …

Psychological treatment has emerged as a common component of a multidimensional and
interdisciplinary plan of pain care for many persons with persistent pain. Treatments are …

The primary objective of this paper is to discuss how a resilience approach to (chronic) pain
may advance our current understanding of (mal) adaptation to pain. Different resilience …

Bone material strength is determined by several factors, such as bone mass, matrix
composition, mineralization, architecture and shape. From a clinical perspective, bone …