OBJECTIVES To (1) use structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine relationships proposed in Turk's diathesis-stress model of chronic pain and disability as well as (2) investigate what role, if any, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) play in predicting pain disability, relative to some of the other factors in the model. METHODS The study sample consisted of 208 patients scheduled for gene...

Background and Purpose: A variety of sensory-motor changes are reported in both the traumatic non-traumatic neck pain. However, it is still unclear whether there a significant difference between individuals with pain those terms postural control. The aim this cross-sectional study was to investigate control disability. 
 Methods: Ninety-two patients chronic were grouped according onset Cli...

Background: One of the common socioeconomic problems of today’s world is back pain and its chronic type can cause severe pain and disability in patients. Aquatic exercise is one of the complementary therapies which are used in diseases treatments. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of aquatic exercise on pain intensity and disability of the patients with chronic low back pain. Methods: This ex...

[Purpose] This study examined the effects of flexion-distraction manipulation therapy on pain and disability in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. [Subjects] Thirty patients with lumbar spinal stenosis were divided into two groups: a conservative treatment group (n=15) and a flexion-distraction manipulation group (n=15). [Methods] The conservative treatment group received conservative physic...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of Kinesio taping for stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain. DESIGN Double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SUBJECTS Twenty-one stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain within 6 months of stroke onset in the rehabilitation ward of a medical university hospital in Taiwan. METHODS A 3-week intervention involving a conventional rehab...

OBJECTIVES To describe the course of acute low back pain and sciatica and to identify clinically important prognostic factors for these conditions. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Searches of Medline, Embase, Cinahl, and Science Citation Index and iterative searches of bibliographies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Pain, disability, and return to work. RESULTS 15 studies of variable metho...

BACKGROUND Corns are a common foot problem affecting a large proportion of the population. This study describes the characteristics of corns experienced by 201 participants taking part in a randomised controlled trial to investigate associations between demographic and corn parameters on pain, foot related disability and quality of life (QoL). METHODS Pain from the main (index) corn was measu...

aim and background: there is a relation between patients' levels of physical functioning and their acceptance of chronic pain. however, this relation has not been examined amongst iranian chronic pain patients. the purpose of this paper was to evaluate the relation between acceptance of chronic pain and physical disability. methods and materials: in a descriptive-correlational study, convenienc...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective analysis of the change in the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire in a heterogeneous group of 144 operatively managed patients was undertaken to examine the change in disability index as an outcome measure. OBJECTIVES To establish the percent change in disability index as an outcome measure able to identify risk factors for poor results in lumbar spina...