OBJECTIVE To compare the ability of a rank-invariant non-parametric method with that of kappa statistics to evaluate the reliability of the Swedish version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia and the Self-Efficacy Scale by identifying systematic and random disagreement. The aim was, further, to compare 2 different statistical approaches to obtain a global value from multi-item scales. DESIGN...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a structured physiotherapy treatment model in patients who qualify for lumbar disc surgery. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. PATIENTS Forty-one patients with lumbar disc herniation, diagnosed by clinical assessments and magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS Patients followed a structured physiotherapy treatment model, including Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT),...

Purpose: The pragmatic aim of this study was to show affected factors including pain, disability
 level, and anxiety kinesiophobia using structural equation modeling (SEM) in postmenopausal
 women with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
 Methods: conducted 200 aged 45–75 years. Tampa Scale for
 Kinesiophobia 11, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Roland Morris Disability Question...

BACKGROUND Chronic neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain conditions experienced by many people during their lives. Although patients with neck pain are managed predominantly as musculoskeletal patients, there are indications that they also have poor pulmonary function. The aim of this study was to examine whether patients with chronic neck pain have spirometric abnormalities ...

OBJECTIVES In regards to pain-related fear, this study aimed to: (1) identify existing measures and review their measurement properties, and (2) identify the optimum measure for specific constructs of fear-avoidance, pain-related fear, fear of movement, and kinesiophobia. DESIGN Systematic literature search for instruments designed to measure fear of pain in patients with persistent musculosk...

Introduction Pain-related fear plays a substantial role in chronic low back pain (LBP) by amplifying the experienced disability. Related dysfunctional emotions and cognitions may also affect sensory aspects of pain through a modulatory pathway in which the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and the amygdala play key roles. Objectives We therefore hypothesized a differential amygdala-PAG functional con...

BACKGROUND Recovery from low back pain (LBP) is an important outcome for patients and clinicians. Psychological factors are known to impact the course of LBP but have not been extensively investigated for predicting recovery. The purposes of this study were to: 1) describe LBP recovery rates at 6 months following 4 weeks of physical therapy; 2) identify psychological factors predictive of 6 mon...