Thanks to advances in neuroscience, biopsychosocial models for diagnostics and treatment
(including physical, psychological, and pharmacological therapies) currently have more …

Abstract Objective and Method: Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We review
the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional processes and persistent …

INTERVENTIONS-MANUAL THERAPY: Clinicians should consider utilizing thrust
manipulative procedures to reduce pain and disability in patients with mobility deficits and …

Understanding prognosis is important in managing low back pain. In this article, we discuss
the available evidence on low back pain prognosis and describe how prognostic evidence …

Objectives: To identify psychosocial predictors of failure to return to work in non-chronic
(lasting less than 3 months) non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Methods: A systematic …

Scopaz KA, Piva SR, Wisniewski S, Fitzgerald GK. Relationships of fear, anxiety, and
depression with physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVES: To …

Study Design Validity and test-retest reliability of questionnaires related to the fear-
avoidance model (FAM). Objectives To investigate test-retest reliability, construct …

Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Whitman JM, George SZ. Psychometric properties of the Fear-
Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in patients with …

The beliefs and attitudes of health care providers may contribute to chronic low back pain
(LBP) disability, influencing the recommendations that they provide to their patients. An …

Study Design. Double-blind, randomized parallel sham-controlled trial with concealed
allocation and intention-to treat analysis. Objective. To investigate the effects of an isolate …