Aging of population leads to limitations in functional abilities and in activities of daily living (ADL) which are the essential elements of independent care of oneself. Limitations in performing these activities result in increasing need for assistance and institutionalizing of the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of fear of movement, or kinesiophobia, on ADL in ...

BACKGROUND Cleaners constitute a job group with poor health and low socioeconomic resources. Therefore, there is a great need for scientifically documented health promoting initiatives for cleaners. However, both workplace initiatives and high quality intervention studies are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 3-month workplace trial with interventions to improve ph...

Abstract Background Functional ankle instability is a common musculoskeletal condition affecting the community. It characterized by repetitive bouts of giving away, recurrent sprains, and sensation leading to functional deficits in an individual. The present study aimed assess influence kinesiophobia on physical function quality life participants with instability. A cross-sectional was conducte...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to explore differences between male and female patients entering a rehabilitation program at a pain clinic in order to gain a greater understanding of different approaches to be used in rehabilitation. METHOD 1371 patients referred to a specialty pain rehabilitation clinic, completed sociodemographic and pain related questionnaires. They rated their pain accep...

We aimed to determine the association of cervical range motion (ROM) with clinical features headache and neck pain psychosocial factors in patients migraine. Seventy women diagnosed migraine were questioned regarding onset frequency, presence, intensity self-reported pain. These individuals also completed following questionnaires: Neck Disability Index, Migraine Assessment, Patient Health Quest...

Background: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery (CABG) remains the most performed cardiac worldwide. Fear of movement (Kinesiophobia) after is associated with physical activity and non-adherence to rehabilitation. It observed that functional capacity significantly reduced surgery. Long term Kinesiophobia leads avoidance behaviours hampers levels deconditioning. The aim study was find out Corre...

BACKGROUND The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) that was developed in 1990 is a 17 item scale originally developed to measure the fear of movement related to chronic lower back pain. OBJECTIVE To review the literature regarding TSK and neck pain, perceived disability and range of motion of the cervical spine. METHODS Medline, MANTIS, Index to Chiropractic Literature and CINAHL were search...

Background: The ageing process reduces sensory and motor capabilities such as balance & also increases the fear of movement, resulting in a high number falls among elderly. Some therapeutic interventions can directly interrupt this improves kinesiophobia. This study examines effect proprioceptive training on both. Objective: To determine kinesiophobia geriatric population. Methodology: A ra...

BACKGROUND Many individuals do not resume unrestricted, preinjury sports participation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, thus a better understanding of factors associated with function is needed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of knee impairment and psychological variables with function in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. HY...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of a rehabilitation program on quality of life, fatigue, fear of movement (kinesiophobia), distress, anxiety, depression, and physical condition. DESIGN Pretest/post-test. SETTING An outpatient rehabilitation setting in the Oncology Centre at the University Hospital Brussels in Belgium. SAMPLE 36 patients who had completed cancer treatment with a...