What is pain: Are cognitive and social features core components?

KD Craig, NE MacKenzie - Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pain is a universal experience, but it has been challenging to adequately define. The
revised definition of pain recently published by the International Association for the Study of …

A brief survey of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the chronic pain experience

DK Chatkoff, MT Leonard, RR Najdi, B Cruga… - Pain Management …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has forced sweeping social and behavioral changes
that have adversely affected the general population. Many changes, such as business …

Comparison of three manual therapy techniques as trigger point therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled pilot trial

IO Dayanır, T Birinci, E Kaya Mutlu… - The Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: This pilot study aimed to compare the efficacy of manual pressure release
(MPR), strain counterstrain (SCS), and integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) …

Identification of DNA methylation associated enrichment pathways in adults with non-specific chronic low back pain

EN Aroke, DS Overstreet, TM Penn… - Molecular …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) that cannot be attributable to a specific pathoanatomical
change is associated with high personal and societal costs. Still, the underlying mechanism …

Multi-dimensional impact of chronic low back pain among underserved African American and Latino older adults

M Bazargan, M Loeza, T Ekwegh, EK Adinkrah… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic low back pain is one of the most common, poorly understood, and potentially
disabling chronic pain conditions from which older adults suffer. The existing low back pain …

Predicting and moderating the response to the unified protocol: Do baseline personality and affective profiles matter?

J Osma, O Peris-Baquero, C Suso-Ribera… - Cognitive Therapy and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Neuroticism (N), extraversion (E), and negative/positive affect (NA/PA)
are personality/affective characteristics highly related to the etiology and maintenance of …

Chronic musculoskeletal pain, self-reported health and quality of life among older populations in South Africa and Uganda

C Wang, R Pu, B Ghose, S Tang - International Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a serious health concern especially among the
elderly population and has significant bearing on health and quality of life. Not much is …

Race, social status, and depressive symptoms: a moderated mediation analysis of chronic low back pain interference and severity

EN Aroke, P Jackson, DS Overstreet… - The Clinical journal …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is the leading cause of disability, with a
significant societal cost. It disproportionately affects non-Hispanic blacks and individuals of …

Pain-related self-efficacy among people with back pain: a systematic review of assessment tools

V Vergeld, T Utesch - The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Before an intervention can be implemented to improve pain-related self-
efficacy, assessment is required. The aim of the present study was to provide a systematic …

Confidence to return to play after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is influenced by quadriceps strength symmetry and injury mechanism

F Della Villa, RK Straub, B Mandelbaum… - Sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Although the restoration of quadriceps strength symmetry is a primary
rehabilitation goal after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), little is known …