Background context Psychological factors including fear avoidance beliefs are believed to
influence the development of chronic low back pain (LBP). Purpose The purpose of this …

Background context Psychological factors including catastrophizing thoughts are believed to
influence the development of chronic low back pain (LBP). Purpose To assess the …

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 …

Objective This review summarizes the scientific literature relating to the use of quantitative
sensory testing (QST) for mechanism-based pain management. Design A literature search …

Advanced methods for manufacturing high quality parts should be used to ensure the
production of competitive products for the world market. Investment casting (IC) is a process …

Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of catastrophizing on treatment
efficacy and outcome in patients treated for low back pain. Summary of Background Data …

Background The efficacy of exercise-based telerehabilitation in chronic low back pain
(CLBP) has not been well studied. To our knowledge, no other studies have investigated the …

Background: Opioids are frequently prescribed for chronic low back pain (CLBP), but there
are little prospective data on which patient subgroups may benefit. Psychiatric comorbidity …

Background Subgrouping patients with chronic low back pain is recommended prior to
selecting treatment strategy, and fear avoidance beliefs is a commonly addressed …

Low back pain is a leading debilitating condition that affects every population worldwide, 1
and can lead to diminished physical function, loss of wages, decreased quality of life, and …