Are pain-related fears mediators for reducing disability and pain in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type 1? An explorative analysis on pain exposure physical therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether pain-related fears are mediators for reducing disability and pain in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 when treating with Pain Exposure Physical Therapy.

Design

An explorative secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Participants

Fifty-six patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1.

Interventions

The experimental group received Pain Exposure Physical Therapy in a maximum of five treatment sessions; the control group received conventional treatment following the Dutch multidisciplinary guideline.

Outcome measures

Levels of disability, pain, and pain-related fears (fear-avoidance beliefs, pain catastrophizing, and kinesiophobia) were measured at baseline and after 3, 6, and 9 months fo

SUBMITTER: Barnhoorn KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4412526 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature