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The treatment of cancer will frequently require that individuals temporarily modify or discontinue their occupational activities. Following the successful management of disease activity in individuals diagnosed with cancer, issues concerning the resumption of occupational responsibilities are often raised. Rehabilitation interventions might be considered as a viable option to assist cancer survivors...
This study compared individuals with fibromyalgia (FM) and individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) on repetition-induced summation of activity-related pain (RISP). Fear of movement, pain catastrophizing and depression were examined as potential mediators of group differences. The sample consisted of 50 women with FM and 50 women with CLBP who were matched on age, pain severity and pain duration...
This study investigated the relation between repetition-induced summation of activity-related pain (RISP) and indicators of functional disability in a sample of 62 individuals who had sustained whiplash injuries. Participants completed measures of pain severity, pain catastrophizing, fear of movement and depression prior to lifting a series of 36 weighted canisters. An index of RISP was computed as...
The primary objective of the present study was to examine the role of pain-related psychological factors in predicting pain and disability following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). The study sample consisted of 75 (46 women, 29 men) individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee who were scheduled for TKA. Measures of pain severity, pain catastrophizing, depression, and pain-related fears of movement...
With the increasing use of progenitor cell transplantation in older patients defining predictors of outcomes in this patient population will be important to guarantee the appropriate use of this procedure. Comorbidity assessments are not sufficiently sensitive in determining outcomes, functional assessment tools such as those used in rehabilitation medicine could be useful not only in predicting outcomes,...
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