Objectives: (i) To compare kinesiophobia, pain catastrophism and objective function between women with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and pain-free; (ii) to investigate the association of kinesiophobia and pain catastrophism ...

The objective of this study was to compare the scores of the Helplessness, Magnification, Rumination, and Catastrophizing factors of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) between samples with different pain characteristics. ...

Fibromyalgia is defined as a syndrome characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain associated with a range of symptoms, including, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and emotional dysfunction are particularly frequent. ...

Measurement instruments of pain catastrophizing for middle-aged and elderly individuals are needed to understand its impact on low back pain. the goals were to cross-culturally adapt the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, assess ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the short-term effect of graded motor imagery (GMI) on the affective components of pain and range of motion in subjects with chronic shoulder pain syndrome. DESIGN: Open-label single-arm prospective ...

Objective: To systematically review the effectiveness of manual therapy on fear-avoidance, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Literature search: Databases (Medline, EMBASE, ...

Introduction: Among the most prevalent painful conditions in the elderly is low back pain. Whereas pain and disability are multifactorial, it is known that psychosocial factors may be relevant to this context. However, ...