Chronic pain is a common public health problem that has a detrimental impact on patient
health, quality of life (QoL), and function, and poses a substantial socioeconomic burden …

There is tremendous interpatient variability in the response to analgesic therapy (even for
efficacious treatments), which can be the source of great frustration in clinical practice. This …

The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem
in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on …

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 …

Objective To develop and validate a tool that screens for back pain prognostic indicators
relevant to initial decision making in primary care. Methods The setting was UK primary care …

Chronic pain is a pervasive health care issue affecting over 50 million Americans and
costing more than $100 billion dollars annually in lost productivity and health care costs. As …

Background. In the multimodal treatment approach to chronic back pain, interventional back
procedures are often reserved for those who do not improve after more conservative …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Since the introduction of behavioral medicine in the early 70s, cognitive-behavioral
treatment interventions for chronic pain have expanded considerably. It is now well …

Background Breast cancer remains the number 1 lethal malignancy in women. With rising
incidence and decreased mortality, the number of breast cancer survivors has increased …