Associations between psychological factors, pressure pain thresholds and conditioned pain modulation and disability in (sub)-acute low back pain: a three-month follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical presentation and pain experience of patients with (sub)-acute low back pain ((S)ALBP) can strongly vary in clinical practice. However, despite growing evidence that psychological factors are associated with disability in chronic pain conditions including low back pain, studies examining the influence of psychological factors, quantitative sensory testing (QST) (i.e. pressure pain thresholds (PPTs)) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) on future disability are still lacking in (S)ALBP.

Objective

This prospective cohort study aims to determine associations between baseline psychological factors, PPTs and CPM in (S)ALBP and disability after 3 months.

Methods

Fifty-two patients with (S)ALBP underwent a baseline PPT evaluation in rest and during a

SUBMITTER: Foubert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature