Background Beliefs about the body and pain play a powerful role in behavioural and
emotional responses to musculoskeletal pain. What a person believes and how they …

Painful conditions are among the leading causes of years lived with disability, and may
increase following the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to temporary closure of some …

Objective: The objective of this study was to summarize the current status of knowledge
about the longitudinal association between vulnerability or protective psychological factors …

Background Unhelpful beliefs about non-specific low back pain (LBP) are associated with
poorer coping strategies and unhelpful behaviours. Furthermore, targeting unhelpful beliefs …

Purpose To synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of mass media campaigns for the
management of LBP on beliefs of the general public and health care providers, LBP-related …

Strategies to reduce the burden of persistent pain in society are rooted in a biomedical
paradigm. These strategies are located downstream, managing persistent pain once it has …

Objective To explore the ways in which people talk about knee osteoarthritis and how this
may influence engagement in physical activity and activity-based interventions as …

Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for seeking health
care and is costly to the health care system. Recent evidence has shown that LBP care …

Cross-cultural perspectives on pain offer valuable insights into how different societies
understand, experience, and manage pain. This comprehensive review of anthropological …

Abstract Background The Back Belief Questionnaire (BBQ) measures beliefs about negative
consequences of back pain. The aim of this study was to describe the back beliefs of a large …