Review
Clinical Neurology
Sanaz Shanbehzadeh, Shabnam ShahAli, Isamael Ebrahimi Takamjani, Johan W. S. Vlaeyen, Reza Salehi, Hassan Jafari
Summary: The study found negative correlations between pain-related threat beliefs or disability and lumbar range of motion in individuals with low back pain. However, the correlations between pain-related threat beliefs and postural control during static standing were not significant. Moderate negative correlations between disability and postural control were observed in some studies.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Victor Riquelme-Aguado, Antonio Gil-Crujera, Josue Fernandez-Carnero, Ferran Cuenca-Martinez, Guillermo Baviano Klett, Francisco Gomez Esquer
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether emotional and cognitive factors influence the limb laterality discrimination task in women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The results showed that FMS patients had longer reaction times for laterality discrimination in hands and exhibited emotional and cognitive disorders compared with healthy subjects. However, there was no correlation between limb laterality discrimination and psychological variables.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Cheryl H. T. Chow, Christy Yu, Wei Yu, Klement Yeung, Louis A. Schmidt, Norman Buckley
Summary: This study aimed to identify perioperative and psychosocial factors associated with Acute Postsurgical Pain (APSP) severity in pediatric patients undergoing surgery. Through the analysis of 38 studies, it was found that factors such as child preoperative pain, pain immediately after surgery, anticipated pain, temperament, pain catastrophizing, age, preoperative anxiety, parent pain catastrophizing, and parent preoperative anxiety were positively associated with APSP, while child pain coping efficacy was protective against APSP. Early interventions can help reduce pain burden and enhancing coping abilities may also reduce APSP occurrence.
Article
Orthopedics
Antonio J. Varela, Kathryn W. Van Asselt
Summary: This study found that pain self-efficacy plays a mediating role between specific psychosocial factors and reported disability. It has more significance than previously considered.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Olivia Bartlett, James L. Farnsworth
Summary: Kinesiophobia in patients with upper-extremity injuries is associated with increased perceived disability, and clinicians should monitor and assess it to prevent exacerbation of disability. Studies suggest grade B evidence supporting the relationship between kinesiophobia and perceived disability in patients with upper-extremity injuries.
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Rupal M. Patel, Bethany L. Anderson, John B. Bartholomew
Summary: Pain catastrophizing is a maladaptive cognitive strategy that complicates recovery and pain management for patients undergoing total knee replacement. Several interventions show modest benefits in reducing pain catastrophizing, but further research is needed for clinical decision-making support.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Anesthesiology
Guillaume Christe, Geert Crombez, Shannon Edd, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Brigitte M. Jolles, Julien Favre
Summary: Higher levels of pain-related fear, catastrophizing, and depression are significantly associated with reduced spinal movement amplitudes and increased muscle activity in low back pain patients. Pain intensity has a minimal independent association with spinal motor behavior, and the small effect sizes found in the meta-analyses question the role of psychological factors as major causes of spinal movement avoidance.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Manijeh Firoozi, Shima Rouhi
Summary: One of the challenges in pain management is that spine surgeries often do not relieve chronic back pain in patients. This study evaluated the impact of fundamental fears (death anxiety, fear of pain, and kinesiophobia) on the outcome of spinal surgeries in patients with persistent back pain. The findings suggest that intense fear of death, pain, or movement can increase the likelihood of surgery failure and decrease postoperative pain.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Louise M. Thoma, Timothy J. Rethorn, Thomas M. Best, David C. Flanigan, Laura C. Schmitt
Summary: Individuals with knee articular cartilage defects (ACDs) have higher levels of kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing compared to controls, and these psychological factors are associated with worse function and quality of life outcomes. Further research on the impact of these psychological factors on knee ACDs outcomes and prognosis is needed.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Elena Sirbu, Roxana Ramona Onofrei, Simona Szasz, Monica Susan
Summary: This study aimed to assess the relationship between pain intensity, catastrophizing components, depression, and disability in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). The results showed that age, pain intensity, catastrophizing, and depression can predict the disability level in CLBP patients.
ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paraskevi Bilika, Jo Nijs, Emmanouil Fandridis, Zacharias Dimitriadis, Nikolaos Strimpakos, Eleni Kapreli
Summary: This study examined the associations between central sensitization and various factors in patients with chronic shoulder pain. The results showed that catastrophizing, depression, and functionality were predictive factors for central sensitization symptoms. Patients classified as centrally sensitized had worse functionality, psychological factors, and pain intensity.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Pierluigi Diotaiuti, Stefano Corrado, Stefania Mancone, Elisa Cavicchiolo, Andrea Chirico, Thais Cristina Siqueira, Alexandro Andrade
Summary: This study aimed to validate a short model of the FPQ-III for the Italian context. The results confirmed the three-factor structure of the questionnaire and provided evidence of its good predictive validity and discriminant assessment.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Raul Fabero-Garrido, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Patricia Martin-Casas, Tamara del Corral, Marcos Navarro-Santana, Ibai Lopez-de-Uralde-Villanueva
Summary: This study examined the influence of negative psychological factors on delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and found that psychological distress could predict a decrease in cervical function and an increase in DOMS intensity. This highlights the importance of assessing psychological distress as a preventive/therapeutic measure.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sanaz Bemani, Shohreh Noorizadeh Dehkordi, Javad Sarrafzadeh, Saeed Talebian, Reza Salehi, Jamileh Zarei
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of multidimensional physiotherapy based on a biopsychosocial approach compared to usual care physiotherapy, on clinical findings and brain characteristics in non-specific chronic low back pain. 70 patients will receive 6 weeks of treatment, with assessments at baseline, post-treatment, and at 1 and 4 months follow-up. Findings may provide evidence of the role of brain and biopsychosocial factors in chronic pain.
Article
Anesthesiology
Maria Monika Wertli, Barbara Aegler, Candida S. McCabe, Sharon Grieve, Alison Llewellyn, Stephanie Schneider, Lucas M. Bachmann, Florian Brunner
Summary: The study aimed to assess resilience in patients with CRPS 1 and explore its relationship with patient outcomes. Results showed that resilience was positively correlated with quality of life and pain self-efficacy, while pain catastrophizing was negatively correlated. Anxiety, depression, and fatigue were also inversely associated with resilience. The findings suggest that resilience is an independent factor in CRPS 1 and is associated with relevant parameters of the condition.