Objective (1) To explore the level of association between kinesiophobia and pain, disability
and quality of life in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) detected via cross …

Pain reduction is a primary goal of physical therapy for patients who present with acute or
persistent pain conditions. The purpose of this review is to describe a mechanism-based …

The psychosocial and functional consequences of chronic pain disorders have been well
documented as having significant effects on the experience of pain, presentation to health …

Background context Psychological factors are believed to influence the development of
chronic low back pain. To date, it is not known how fear-avoidance beliefs (FABs) influence …

Pain neuroscience education (PNE) is increasingly used as part of a physical therapy
treatment in patients with chronic pain. A thorough clinical biopsychosocial assessment is …

The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) is one of the most frequently employed measures
for assessing pain-related fear in back pain patients. Despite its widespread use, there is …

The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) is one of the most frequently employed measures
for assessing pain-related fear in pain patients. Although the TSK has been translated into …

Objectives. The objectives of this study were to investigate pain cognitions and quality of life
of chronic pain patients referred to a multi-disciplinary university pain management clinic …

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 …