Reduction in pain-related fear is not associated with improvement in spinal biomechanics but with decrease in movement-evoked pain in patients with chronic low back pain.
Guillaume ChristeCharles BenaïmFrançois LuthiBrigitte M JollesJulien FavrePublished in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2022)
This study does not support an association between pain-related fear and spinal movement avoidance. However, it provides evidence supporting a direct relationship between decreased pain-related fear and decreased movement-evoked pain, possibly explaining some mechanisms of the rehabilitation programs.