Relationship of anxiety with joint pain and its management: A population survey.

Lauren A BarnettMark G PritchardJohn James EdwardsEbenezer K AfolabiKelvin P JordanEmma L HealeyAndrew G FinneyCarolyn A Chew-GrahamChristian D MallenKrysia S Dziedzic

Published in: Musculoskeletal care (2018)

Anxiety is common among patients presenting to primary care with joint pain. Patients with anxiety are likely to manage their joint pain differently to those without. Case-finding to identify and treat anxiety would be appropriate in this population, with caution about opioid prescribing and consideration of exercise as an intervention.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
primary care
pain management
sleep quality
neuropathic pain
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
high intensity
spinal cord injury
resistance training
general practice