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 …

Disability is an important outcome from a clinical and public health perspective. However, it
is unclear how disability develops in people with low back pain or neck pain. More …

Research studies focusing on the fear-avoidance model have expanded considerably since
the review by Vlaeyen and Linton (Vlaeyen JWS & Linton, SJ (2000). Fear-avoidance and its …

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: Pain catastrophizing (PC) is the most consistent psychosocial factor predicting of
adjustment to chronic pain and may contribute to the development and long-term …

Although pain reduction is commonly the primary outcome in chronic pain clinical trials,
physical functioning is also important. A challenge in designing chronic pain trials to …

In the past, rehabilitation research initiatives for low back pain (LBP) have targeted outcome
enhancement through personalized treatment approaches, namely through classification …

Introduction Persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) are highly prevalent in all areas of
medicine; they are disabling for patients and costly for society. The subjective symptom …

The aims of the current study were twofold. First, the factor structure, reliability (ie, internal
consistency), and validity (ie, concurrent criterion validity) of the Tampa Scale for …

Background: Previous research has found that acceptance of pain is more successful than
coping variables in predicting adjustment to pain. Purpose: To compare the influence of …