Illness behavior in patients on long-term sick leave due to chronic musculoskeletal pain

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 [...]

Stress-induced Physiologic Changes as a Basis for the Biopsychosocial Model of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A New Theory?

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: [...]