Posted on June 8, 2009 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
Patricia Olaya-Contreras; Jorma Styf
Background and purpose Methods for identification of patients with illness behavior in orthopedic settings are still being debated. The purpose of this study was to test the association between illness behavior, depressed mood, pain intensity, self-rated disability, and clinical status in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP).
Methods We examined 174 consecutive sick-listed [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia
Finestone, Hillel M; Alfeeli, Aziz MBChB; Fisher, William A.
Objectives: (1) To integrate the scientific literatures of the biopsychosocial model of chronic musculoskeletal pain and of stress-induced physiologic wound and muscle changes, and (2) to propose a clinical assessment and treatment model that incorporates this dual literature into the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Methods: English language [...]
Filed under: Biopsychosocial, Myofascial pain syndromes, pain perception, psychophysiological, stress | Leave a Comment »
