Background: Chronic pain has been considered as a biopsychosocial condition in which
cognitive and emotional factors as well as biological factors significantly affect perception of …

A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate overall strengths of relation between self-
efficacy (SE) and functioning (pain severity, functional impairment, affective distress) in …

Underserved populations experience higher levels of pain. These disparities persist even
after controlling for the objective severity of diseases like osteoarthritis, as graded by human …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability
worldwide, largely due to pain, the primary symptom of the disease. The pain experience in …

The burden of pain is unequal across racial and ethnic groups. In addition to racial and
ethnic differences in the experience of pain, there are racial and ethnic disparities in the …

Objective To examine whether racial disparities in usage and outcomes of total knee and
total hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA) have declined over time. Methods We used data from …

Racial/ethnic disparities not only are prevalent throughout the US health care system but
also have proved refractory to change. Such disparities are evident and similarly persistent …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting 350 million individuals
worldwide (15% of the population). 1 It is estimated that 32.5 million US adults have clinical …

Osteoarthritis (OA), a leading cause of disability and pain, affects 32.5 million Americans,
producing tremendous economic burden. Although some findings suggest that racial/ethnic …

Background: This meta-analysis focuses on the controversial efficacy and safety of platelet-
rich plasma (PRP) as compared with hyaluronic acid (HA) in the clinical treatment of knee …